spring Hvergelmir
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Spring Hvergelmir is a primordial well in Norse mythology from which numerous rivers flow and which is associated with the icy realm of Niflheim and the roots of the world tree Yggdrasil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spring Hvergelmir canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Norse mythology
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ primordial well ⓘ spring ⓘ |
| appearsIn | medieval Icelandic literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Niflheim
ⓘ
Níðhöggr ⓘ Yggdrasil ⓘ serpents ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Yggdrasil
ⓘ
surface form:
world tree Yggdrasil
|
| cosmologicalRole |
one of the wells at the roots of Yggdrasil
ⓘ
source of icy rivers connected to Niflheim ⓘ |
| describedAs | primordial well from which many rivers flow ⓘ |
| describedIn | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Níðhöggr ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
icy
ⓘ
primordial ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Norse culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse culture
|
| hasDomain |
cosmic geography
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTradition | Norse ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | "bubbling cauldron" ⓘ |
| hasThematicAssociation |
cold
ⓘ
cosmic roots ⓘ death ⓘ origins of rivers ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| locatedAt |
Yggdrasil
ⓘ
surface form:
roots of Yggdrasil
|
| locatedIn | Niflheim ⓘ |
| locatedInRealmOf | Hel ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse cosmology
|
| relatedTo |
Mímir's well
ⓘ
surface form:
Mímisbrunnr
Urðarbrunnr ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
numerous rivers
ⓘ
Élivágar rivers ⓘ |
| typeOfWaterBody |
spring
ⓘ
well ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.