Vigrid plain

E361908

battlefield location in Norse mythology mythological location

Vigrid plain is the vast mythological battlefield in Norse mythology where the final apocalyptic conflict of Ragnarök is foretold to take place.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Vígríðr plain	2
Vigrid plain canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield ⓘ location in Norse mythology ⓘ mythological location ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Freyr ⓘ Heimdall ⓘ surface form: Heimdallr Odin ⓘ Thor ⓘ Týr ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Ragnarok ⓘ surface form: Ragnarök
battleParticipants	Fenrir ⓘ Jormungandr ⓘ surface form: Jörmungandr Loki ⓘ Surt ⓘ Vanir ⓘ surface form: Vanir gods The Einherjar ⓘ surface form: einherjar giants ⓘ Aesir ⓘ surface form: Æsir gods
cosmologicalRole	site of cosmic destruction and renewal ⓘ stage of the end of the world ⓘ
culturalContext	medieval Scandinavian literature ⓘ
describedAs	vast plain ⓘ
describedBy	Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
etymologyPossiblyMeans	battle-shaker ⓘ battle-surge ⓘ
foretoldAs	place of the last battle between gods and their enemies ⓘ place where gods and giants meet in battle ⓘ
genre	mythological motif ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Vigrid plain ⓘ surface form: Vígríðr plain
hasAlternativeSpelling	Ragnarök battlefield ⓘ surface form: Vígríðr
hasInfluenceOn	fantasy literature inspired by Norse mythology ⓘ modern depictions of Ragnarök ⓘ popular culture representations of Norse apocalypse ⓘ
hasRole	Ragnarök battlefield ⓘ surface form: final battlefield of Ragnarök site of the apocalyptic battle ⓘ
hasSizeDescription	immense ⓘ one hundred leagues in each direction ⓘ
hasTheme	apocalypse ⓘ final judgment of gods and beings ⓘ
locatedIn	Norse mythology ⓘ
mentionedIn	Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
nameLanguage	Old Norse language ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
narrativeFunction	climactic setting of Norse eschatology ⓘ
partOf	mythic geography of the Norse cosmos ⓘ
temporalContext	end times of the current cosmic cycle ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ragnarok → locationOfBattle → Vigrid plain ⓘ

Vigrid plain → hasAlternativeName → Vigrid plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vígríðr plain

Aesir at Ragnarök → locatedInMythicSpace → Vigrid plain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vígríðr plain