Baldrs draumar
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Baldrs draumar is an Old Norse Eddic poem that recounts Odin’s journey to the underworld to uncover the ominous dreams foretelling the death of his son Baldr.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baldrs draumar canonical | 5 |
| Baldr myth cycle | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eddic poem
ⓘ
Old Norse poem ⓘ mythological poem ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Baldr
ⓘ
Frigg ⓘ Hel ⓘ Odin ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | myth of Baldr's death ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
descent to the underworld
ⓘ
foreboding dreams ⓘ necromancy ⓘ prophecy of doom ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Baldr's prophetic dreams
ⓘ
Odin's consultation with a völva ⓘ Odin's ride to Hel ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baldr
ⓘ
Frigg ⓘ Hel ⓘ Hermóðr ⓘ Odin ⓘ Valkyrie ⓘ Völva ⓘ |
| genre | Eddic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Vegtamskviða ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dreams as omens
ⓘ
knowledge of fate sought by gods ⓘ |
| influences | later interpretations of Baldr's death in Norse studies ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue between Odin and a völva ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | medieval Scandinavian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Baldr's death
ⓘ
fate and inevitability ⓘ prophetic dreams ⓘ |
| meter | fornyrðislag ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Æsir cycle ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Odin's journey to the underworld
ⓘ
interpretation of Baldr's ominous dreams ⓘ |
| originatesIn | Icelandic literary tradition ⓘ |
| partOf | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
AM 748 I 4to
ⓘ
manuscripts of the Poetic Edda tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Völuspá ⓘ |
| setting |
Asgard
ⓘ
Hel ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| tradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baldr myth cycle