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The episode {{sgcite|The Fifth Race}} establishes that the Asgard inhabit the galaxy of Ida, and that they were once part of an alliance of four great races with the [[Ancient (Stargate)|Ancients]], [[Nox (Stargate)|Nox]], and [[Furling (Stargate)|Furlings]]. In ancient times, the Asgard visited Earth, posing as the gods of [[Norse mythology]]. Norse legends tell of how they protected the humans against the "Etins[[Jötunn|Ettins]]" ([[Goa'uld]]).<ref name="Thor's Hammer">{{sgcite|Thor's Hammer|show=ref}}</ref> The Asgard protect a number of planets in the Milky Way from Goa'uld attack under the Protected Planets Treaty.<ref name="Fair Game">{{sgcite|Fair Game|show=ref}}</ref> In the time of ''Stargate SG-1'', the Asgard are a dying race. Having lost the capacity for [[sexual reproduction]], they perpetuate themselves by transferring their minds into successive [[cloning|clone]]d bodies. Repeated generations of cloning has led to an irreversible degeneration of the Asgard genome.<ref name="Revelations">{{sgcite|Revelations|show=ref}}</ref> A 30,000-year-old Asgard ancestor is depicted in {{sgcite|Revelations}}, showing a more human-like appearance.