Asgard This country, which Odin, Willy and Ve made for themselves, after which Odin inhabited it with his sons (Asami), rare inhabitants of other worlds (Nyord, Freyr and Freya from the Vani, Loki from the Giants), as well as the souls of warriors who died with a sword in hand. The latter reside in Valhalla and await the final battle.
Ases are gods who send protection to people from giants to Earth, they also watch over the life of mankind. One of the main differences between the Viking religion and others is the existence of negative qualities in the gods.
They are no longer considered infallible, as, for example, God among Christians, are not absolutely good, as among the Chinese, and bear (albeit in the future) responsibility for their atrocities, unlike the Greek Olympians. Ases fight, kill, and break oaths, but in general they are, of course, necessary for mankind, without Ases people would not be able to resist the Giants.
In general, Ases are surprisingly similar to people - they are also mortal (if not for the magic apples, the inhabitants of Asgard would have long since disappeared), they can also be crippled, they are far from omnipotent, and so on. Therefore, the Scandinavian Sagas here also favorably differ from other mythologies - the gods are close to people, they can also love and suffer, and therefore they behave in a human way, unlike the Olympians.