Fólkvangr

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Fólkvangr is a field or realm in Norse mythology presided over by the goddess Freyja, where she receives a share of the slain in battle.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fólkvangr canonical 10
Folkvangr 1

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf afterlife realm
field
mythological location
associatedDeity Freyja
associatedWithConcept death in battle
fertility goddess Freyja
warriors
category Afterlife places
Locations in Norse mythology
contrastedWith Valhalla
etymologyMeaning field of the host
governedBy Freyja
hasHall Sessrúmnir
hasHallFunction Sessrúmnir as Freyja's hall for the dead
hasPrimarySourceLanguage Old Norse literature
languageOfName Old Norse
locatedInCosmology Asgard
mentionedIn Grímnismál
Gylfaginning
Poetic Edda
Prose Edda
mythology Norse mythology
presidedBy Freyja
realmOf Freyja
receives half of those slain in battle
receivesShareOf slain in battle
roleInMythology destination for some fallen warriors
selectionOfDeadBy Freyja
selectionOfDeadSharedWith Odin
sharesFunctionWith Valhalla
sharesSlainWith Odin
Valhalla
typeOfAfterlife warrior afterlife

Referenced by (11)

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

Hel contrastedWith Fólkvangr
Freyja residence Fólkvangr
Helheim contrastedWith Fólkvangr
Valhalla contrastedWith Fólkvangr
Éljúðnir contrastedWith Fólkvangr
Sessrúmnir locatedIn Fólkvangr
"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) distinctFrom Fólkvangr
subject surface form: Helheim
Náströnd contrastedWith Fólkvangr
gates of Hel contrastedWith Fólkvangr
Hel (goddess) contrastedWith Fólkvangr
subject surface form: Hel
Noatun relatedDeityResidence Fólkvangr
this entity surface form: Folkvangr