According to Norse mythology, how large is Vígríðr, the plain where Ragnarok is fought?

In Norse mythology, Vígríðr, the plain where Ragnarok is fought, is described as 100 leagues in every direction.

The measurement appears in Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, where Vígríðr is identified as the battlefield on which the gods and their enemies meet during the final conflict. The plain is presented as vast enough to contain the armies, monsters, and divine combatants involved in Ragnarok.

Vígríðr is sometimes confused with Valhalla, the hall where Odin receives fallen warriors, or with Vigrid’s role in other Scandinavian traditions. In the Ragnarok narrative, however, Vígríðr is specifically the battlefield, while Valhalla is associated with the warriors who prepare for the final battle.

The word “league” is a traditional distance unit whose exact length varied by place and period. Consequently, the description communicates immense scale rather than a modern, precisely standardized area. Vígríðr’s size is one of the distinctive details preserved in the prose account of Ragnarok.