Norse mythology

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Germanic mythology mythology pre-Christian belief system religious tradition

Norse mythology is the body of pre-Christian Scandinavian myths and legends featuring gods like Odin and Thor, cosmological worlds such as Asgard and Midgard, and apocalyptic events like Ragnarök.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Norse mythology canonical	175
Old Norse religion	17
Norse cosmology	10
Norse paganism	6
Germanic mythology	5
Norse gods	4
Norse Mythology	2
Germanic paganism	1
Norse deities	1
Norse religion	1
NorseMythology	1
Old Norse gods	1
Old Norse mythology	1
Old Norse Ásgarðr	1
Viking Age belief	1
Ásatrú	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Germanic mythology ⓘ mythology ⓘ pre-Christian belief system ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage	Norse ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
associatedWithPeople	Germanic peoples ⓘ surface form: Norse people
centralTheme	apocalypse ⓘ fate ⓘ heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ
cosmologyIncludes	Nine Worlds ⓘ
featuresBeing	Moirae ⓘ surface form: Norns dwarfs ⓘ elves ⓘ giants ⓘ valkyries ⓘ
featuresCreature	Fenrir ⓘ Odin ⓘ surface form: Huginn and Muninn Jormungandr ⓘ Odin ⓘ surface form: Sleipnir
featuresEvent	Aesir–Vanir War ⓘ Ragnarok ⓘ creation of the world from Ymir ⓘ death of Baldr ⓘ
featuresObject	Bifrost ⓘ Draupnir ⓘ Gjallarhorn ⓘ Gungnir ⓘ Mjolnir ⓘ
featuresPlace	Alfheim ⓘ Asgard ⓘ Helheim ⓘ Jotunheim ⓘ Midgard ⓘ Muspelheim ⓘ Niflheim ⓘ Svartalfheim ⓘ Vanaheim ⓘ Yggdrasil ⓘ
hasDeity	Baldr ⓘ Bragi ⓘ Freyja ⓘ Freyr ⓘ Frigg ⓘ Heimdall ⓘ surface form: Heimdallr Hel ⓘ Idunn ⓘ Loki ⓘ Njord ⓘ Odin ⓘ Sif ⓘ Skadi ⓘ Thor ⓘ Tyr ⓘ Ullr ⓘ
hasDeityGroup	Aesir ⓘ Vanir ⓘ
hasOrigin	Northern Europe ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ
hasSource	Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ sagas ⓘ skaldic poetry ⓘ
influenced	modern neopaganism ⓘ popular culture ⓘ
relatedMythology	Germanic mythology ⓘ
religionOf	Viking Age ⓘ surface form: Vikings
timePeriod	pre-Christian era in Scandinavia ⓘ
usesWritingSystem	runic alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (228)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norse → associatedWith → Norse mythology ⓘ

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul → featuresMythology → Norse mythology ⓘ

Runic alphabet → associatedWith → Norse mythology ⓘ

Neil Gaiman → notableWork → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse Mythology

Neil Gaiman → wrote → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse Mythology

J. R. R. Tolkien → influencedBy → Norse mythology ⓘ

Swedes → historicalReligion → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse paganism

Odin → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Germanic mythology

Odin → religiousTradition → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion

Middle-earth → inspiredBy → Norse mythology ⓘ

Thor → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Thor → religion → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion

Germania → religionOfInhabitants → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Germanic paganism

Gutes → religion → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion

valkyries → mythology → Norse mythology ⓘ

subject surface form: Valkyries

Aesir–Vanir War → partOf → Norse mythology ⓘ

Asgard → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Asgard → linguisticOrigin → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse Ásgarðr

Yggdrasil → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Nine Worlds → partOf → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse cosmology

Poetic Edda → mainSubject → Norse mythology ⓘ

Freyja → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Germanic mythology

Loki → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Jotunheim → mythology → Norse mythology ⓘ

Jotunheim → cosmologicalSystem → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse cosmology

Prose Edda → mainSubject → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse gods

Prose Edda → keySourceFor → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion

Freyr → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Germanic mythology

Ragnarok → religion → Norse mythology ⓘ

Vanaheim → locatedIn → Norse mythology ⓘ

Vanaheim → religion → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion

Tyr → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Tyr → religion → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion

Niflheim → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Christianization of Scandinavia → relatedConcept → Norse mythology ⓘ

Baldr → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Germanic mythology

Muspelheim → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Frigg → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Jormungandr → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Helheim → mythology → Norse mythology ⓘ

Njord → culture → Norse mythology ⓘ

Alfheim → locatedIn → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norse cosmology

Alfheim → describedIn → Norse mythology ⓘ

Alfheim → religion → Norse mythology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Norse religion