Gylfaginning
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Gylfaginning is a central section of the Prose Edda that narrates Norse cosmogony, mythology, and the fate of the gods through a dialogue between King Gylfi and the Æsir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gylfaginning canonical | 84 |
| Gylfaginning in the Prose Edda | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse prose work
ⓘ
mythological text ⓘ section of the Prose Edda ⓘ |
| author | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| closingEvent | illusion of the Æsir’s hall disappearing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| describes |
Norse cosmogony
ⓘ
Norse mythology ⓘ Ragnarok ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
fate of the gods ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
High
ⓘ
Just-as-High ⓘ Odin ⓘ Third ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasForm | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Codex Regius
ⓘ
surface form:
Codex Regius of the Prose Edda
manuscript Upsala Edda ⓘ |
| influenced | modern understanding of Norse mythology ⓘ |
| language |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| mainCharacter |
Gylfi
ⓘ
surface form:
King Gylfi
|
| narrativeForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| openingScene | King Gylfi visiting the Æsir in disguise ⓘ |
| partOf | Prose Edda ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Christian Norse beliefs ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
information about Baldr
ⓘ
information about Freyja ⓘ information about Freyr ⓘ information about Frigg ⓘ information about Heimdallr ⓘ information about Loki ⓘ information about Odin ⓘ information about Thor ⓘ myths of Ymir ⓘ myths of creation from Ginnungagap ⓘ myths of the world’s end ⓘ |
| structure | frame narrative ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Ragnarök and renewal
ⓘ
Vanir ⓘ
surface form:
Vanir gods
afterlife realms ⓘ creation of humans ⓘ creation of the world ⓘ giants in Norse mythology ⓘ nine worlds ⓘ Yggdrasil ⓘ
surface form:
world tree Yggdrasil
Æsir gods ⓘ |
Referenced by (85)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.