Raised High to the Gods' World

20.
ever since the raging
surf of heat [surf of heat: fever]
snatched from the world
that son of mine
whom I knew
to shun disgrace,
avoid words
of ill repute.

21.
I remember still
when the Gauts’ friend [Gauts’ friend: Odin]
raised high
to the gods’ world
the ash that grew
from my stock,
the tree bearing
my wife’s kin.

22.
I was in league
with the lord of spears, [lord of spears: Odin]
pledged myself loyal
to believe in him,
before he broke off
his friendship with me,
the guardian of chariots,
architect of victory.


- Egil's Saga (Egils saga), Chapter 79


(Note: These stanzas come from a poem being composed by the title character, Egil Skallagrímsson. The important line here is in stanza 21, where Egil describes the "gods' world" as being "high," which historians have used to support the idea that Asgard was a location in the heavens. This saga contains an unusual amount of references to mythology and pagan traditions, so it's generally considered a valuable source into studying Norse myth.)