Gimle in Norse mythology, is heaven, or the most charming of all regions of the spirit world. As the ancient Scandinavians considered warlike plays and drinking the greatest of all joys, so also this imperishable heaven is furnished with weapons and golden drinking-horns. It is the eternal dwelling-place of Allfadur, the seat of all the good and pious, who there partake of undisturbed blessedness. At the destruction of the world, Walhalla, the ordinary seat of the deities, Asgard, and all that belongs to it, will be destroyed; even the still higher heaven, Aundlang, and the next highest seat of the light-spirits, Vidblain, will perish; but Gimle, extending high above all these, will not even be touched by the frightful Ragnarokr (destroyer), but will stand with the eternal god, to receive the valiant warriors and the slain asas.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More