Hvergelmir

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location in Norse mythology mythological spring primordial source of waters

Hvergelmir is a primordial spring in Norse mythology from which numerous rivers flow and which lies beneath one of the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hvergelmir canonical 6

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Norse mythology ⓘ
mythological spring ⓘ
primordial source of waters ⓘ
associatedCreature Níðhöggr ⓘ
associatedWith Yggdrasil ⓘ
associatedWithConcept cosmic origin of waters ⓘ
primordial chaos ⓘ
underworld ⓘ
connectedTo dead and damned souls (indirectly via Niflheim/Hel) ⓘ
underworld beings ⓘ
cosmicRole feeds roots of Yggdrasil ⓘ
origin of many rivers ⓘ
culture Norse mythology ⓘ
describedAs primordial spring ⓘ
describedIn Gylfaginning ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
etymologySuggests bubbling cauldron ⓘ
guardedBy Níðhöggr ⓘ
hasOppositionOrContrastWith Mímir's well ⓘ
surface form: Mímisbrunnr

Urðarbrunnr ⓘ
inhabitedBy dragons ⓘ
serpents ⓘ
languageOfName Old Norse ⓘ
locatedInRealm Niflheim ⓘ
locatedUnder root of Yggdrasil ⓘ
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
mythologicalFunction primordial water source at the base of the world tree ⓘ
partOf Norse cosmology ⓘ
realmType cold realm ⓘ
sourceOf numerous rivers ⓘ
Élivágar rivers ⓘ
underlies one root of Yggdrasil ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Yggdrasil → hasWellAtRoot → Hvergelmir ⓘ
Niflheim → contains → Hvergelmir ⓘ
Mímir's well → relatedTo → Hvergelmir ⓘ
Níðhöggr → inhabits → Hvergelmir ⓘ
Élivágar rivers → flowsFrom → Hvergelmir ⓘ
subject surface form: Élivágar
Élivágar rivers → relatedConcept → Hvergelmir ⓘ
subject surface form: Élivágar