and Gandalf is inspired by none other than Odin the All-Father, the most important Viking deity. Even Tolkien’s One Ring is inspired by the Norse story of the cursed ring Andvaranaut.

Even Odin, considered the father of Norse Mythology ... That changed in the 1950s, when researchers uncovered a vølve grave in the Viking ring castle of Fyrkat near the town of Hobro on Denmark’s ...

And, as a final touch, Odin connects Asgard to Midgard with a rainbow bridge called Bifrost. This is an adapted version of the full Viking creation myth, focusing solely on Odin's part in it.