river Ifing
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The river Ifing is a mythological river in Norse cosmology that forms the boundary between the realm of the gods, Asgard, and the land of the giants, Jotunheim.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| river Ifing canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entity in Norse cosmology
ⓘ
mythological river ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm |
Asgard
ⓘ
Jotunheim ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | boundary marker between divine and giant realms ⓘ |
| culture | medieval Scandinavian ⓘ |
| describedAs | river that never freezes ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Asgard
ⓘ
surface form:
Asgard and Jotunheim
|
| hasEtymologyProposedMeaning | possibly related to Old Norse words for doubt or uncertainty ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| medium | water ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| mentionedInPoem | Vafþrúðnismál ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction | defensive barrier for the gods ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Ífingr
ⓘ
surface form:
Ifingr
Ífingr ⓘ |
| opposesSide |
world of the giants
ⓘ
world of the gods ⓘ |
| regionOfMyth | mythic cosmos of Norse tradition ⓘ |
| separatesGroup |
jotnar (giants)
ⓘ
Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir gods
|
| separatesRealm |
Asgard
ⓘ
Jotunheim ⓘ |
| status | mythical, not a physical river in real geography ⓘ |
| typeOfBoundary | cosmic boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.