Grímnismál
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Grímnismál is an Old Norse mythological poem in which Odin, disguised and tortured, reveals extensive cosmological and divine lore.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grímnismál canonical | 18 |
| The Lay of Grímnir | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eddic poem
ⓘ
Old Norse poem ⓘ mythological poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grímnismál
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lay of Grímnir
|
| associatedWithDeity |
Frigg
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
disguised god
ⓘ
revelation of cosmic knowledge ⓘ tortured god ⓘ wisdom through suffering ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| describes |
Valhalla
ⓘ
rivers and cosmic geography ⓘ various divine halls ⓘ various worlds and heavens ⓘ Yggdrasil ⓘ
surface form:
world tree Yggdrasil
|
| featuresCharacter |
Agnar
ⓘ
Frigg ⓘ King Geirröðr ⓘ Odin ⓘ
surface form:
Odin as Grímnir
|
| genre | mythological poetry ⓘ |
| influence |
modern portrayals of Odin
ⓘ
modern understanding of Norse cosmology ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| lists | many names of Odin ⓘ |
| meter | fornyrðislag ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | Odin is disguised as Grímnir ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome |
death of King Geirröðr
ⓘ
revelation of Odin’s identity ⓘ |
| origin | medieval Icelandic manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| originalScript | runic-derived medieval Latin script ⓘ |
| partOf | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
AM 748 I 4to
ⓘ
Codex Regius ⓘ |
| primaryCharacter | Odin ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn | functions and abodes of gods ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hávamál
ⓘ
Vafþrúðnismál ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Germanic philology
ⓘ
Old Norse studies ⓘ |
| setting | court of King Geirröðr ⓘ |
| structure | prose prologue and epilogue with poetic core ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmology
ⓘ
divine lore ⓘ enumeration of gods and worlds ⓘ hospitality and inhospitality ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | likely 10th–13th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Máni
this entity surface form:
The Lay of Grímnir