Subjugation of the Nine Realms

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Subjugation of the Nine Realms
Previous	First Dark Elf Conflict
Concurrent	Ego's Expansion Contest of Champions Demon-Human War
Next	First Asgard-Jotunheim War
Beginning:	1st Millennium B.C.
End:	1st Millennium A.D.
Place:	Nine Realms
Result:	Asgard becomes the center of the Nine Realms.
Combatants
Asgardians
Nine Realms
Commanders
Odin Hela
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Casualties
Numerous Asgardians
Numerous people of Nine Realms

"We were unstoppable. I was his weapon in the conquests that built Asgard's empire. One by one, the realms became ours."

―Hela to Skurge^[src]

The Subjugation of the Nine Realms was a conflict orchestrated by Odin, Hela and their army in an attempt to conquer the Nine Realms and establish an Asgardian empire.

Background

"We were once the seat of absolute power in the cosmos. Our supremacy was unchallenged."

―Hela to the Einherjar^[src]

Odin ascended to the throne of Asgard upon the death of his father Bor in one of Asgard's many wars. Odin would later sire a daughter, Hela, who became a fearsome warrior.

Subjugation

"Odin and I drowned entire civilizations in blood and tears. Where do you think all this gold came from?"

―Hela to Thor^[src]

Odin and Hela sought to expand Asgard's influence, waging war on the other realms of Yggdrasil. Leading an army of elite warriors and bringing all the realms into Asgard's empire.

Aftermath

"Does no one remember me? Has no one been taught our history? Look at these lies. Goblets and garden parties? Peace treaties? Odin. Proud to have it, ashamed of how he got it."

―Hela^[src]

Odin eventually realized that a strong peace, not constant war, was the best way to ensure stability and order within the Nine Realms. To this end, he put an end to Asgard's expansionary campaigns. Hela didn't agree with him and sought to take the throne by force in a bloody coup attempt in which she killed everyone in the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf, save Odin himself, who successfully overpowered her. Realizing that he couldn't kill his own daughter, Odin instead banished her to the barren wastelands of Hel in Niflheim.

Hela eventually attempted to escape. Odin sought to stop her by dispatching the elite warrior band known as the Valkyries to contain her. The Valkyries proved no match for Hela, however, and she massacred all of them but one: Brunnhilde. Odin took matters into his own hands, ending Hela's rebellion and seeing her sealed in Hel again. This time, he bound the prison to his life force, ensuring that she could not escape again as long as he lived.