Fimbulwinter

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apocalyptic winter event in Norse mythology mythological catastrophe

Fimbulwinter is the apocalyptic, unending winter in Norse mythology that precedes and heralds the onset of Ragnarök.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fimbulwinter canonical 2
fimbulwinter 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf apocalyptic winter ⓘ
event in Norse mythology ⓘ
mythological catastrophe ⓘ
affects gods ⓘ
humans ⓘ
Midgard ⓘ
surface form: the world of Midgard
associatedWith cosmic destruction ⓘ
end of the world ⓘ
characterizedBy absence of summers between winters ⓘ
continuous snow ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ
harsh storms ⓘ
consequence moral decay ⓘ
social collapse ⓘ
wars among humans ⓘ
widespread famine ⓘ
culture Norse mythology ⓘ
describedAs great winter ⓘ
mighty winter ⓘ
terrible winter ⓘ
duration three successive winters ⓘ
etymologyFrom Old Norse "Fimbulvetr" ⓘ
hasTheme doom ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
transition to a new world ⓘ
heralds Ragnarok ⓘ
surface form: Ragnarök
meaningOfName "great winter" ⓘ
mentionedIn Gylfaginning ⓘ
Vafþrúðnismál ⓘ
notableFeature near-extinction of humankind ⓘ
no respite between winters ⓘ
occursInCosmology Norse eschatology ⓘ
precedes Ragnarok ⓘ
surface form: Ragnarök
preparatoryPhaseOf Ragnarok ⓘ
surface form: Ragnarök
relatedConcept Norse apocalypse ⓘ
Ragnarok ⓘ
surface form: Ragnarök
sourceTextLanguage Old Norse ⓘ
survivors a few humans who repopulate the world after Ragnarök ⓘ
symbolizes breakdown of natural order ⓘ
cosmic chaos ⓘ
inevitable decline before renewal ⓘ
temporalPositionInMyth immediately before Ragnarök ⓘ
typeOfWeatherEvent unending winter ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ragnarok → hasPart → Fimbulwinter ⓘ
Ragnarok → precededBy → Fimbulwinter ⓘ
Völuspá → containsMotif → Fimbulwinter ⓘ
this entity surface form: fimbulwinter