Gleipnir
E368116
Gleipnir is the magically forged, deceptively thin binding in Norse mythology that successfully restrains the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gleipnir canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifactInNorseMythology
ⓘ
magicalBinding ⓘ mythologicalObject ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Fenrir
ⓘ
surface form:
bindingOfFenrir
|
| associatedRealm | Asgard ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Týr ⓘ |
| cannotBeBrokenBy |
Fenrir
ⓘ
surface form:
Fenrir’sStrength
|
| category |
MythologicalWeaponsAndTools
ⓘ
NorseMythologicalObjects ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Tyr
ⓘ
surface form:
TýrLosingHisHand
|
| commissionedBy |
Odin
ⓘ
Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| craftedWith | magic ⓘ |
| createdBy |
dwarfs
ⓘ
dwarves ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
NorseMythology
|
| describedAs |
soft
ⓘ
strong ⓘ thin ⓘ |
| etymologySuggestedMeaning | “openOne” ⓘ |
| knownFrom | medievalIcelandicLiterature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | OldNorse ⓘ |
| locationInMyth | islandLyngvi ⓘ |
| madeIn |
Svartalfheim
ⓘ
surface form:
Svartálfaheimr
|
| materialComponent |
beardOfWomen
ⓘ
breathOfFish ⓘ rootsOfMountains ⓘ sinewsOfBears ⓘ soundOfACat’sFootfall ⓘ spittleOfBirds ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
surface form:
ProseEdda
|
| narrativeRole | instrumentDelayingCosmicDestruction ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Fenrir
ⓘ
surface form:
Fenrir’sDistrustOfTheGods
|
| oppositePropertyTo | ordinaryChains ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | harmlessRibbonByFenrirInitially ⓘ |
| predecessorBinding |
Dromi
ⓘ
Læding ⓘ |
| property | unbreakableByFenrir ⓘ |
| purpose |
Fenrir
ⓘ
surface form:
toRestrainFenrirUntilRagnarök
|
| requiresCondition |
Tyr
ⓘ
surface form:
TýrPlacingHandInFenrir’sMouth
|
| statusAtRagnarök | brokenWhenFenrirFreesHimself ⓘ |
| strongerThan | previousBindingsOfFenrir ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cunningOverBruteForce
ⓘ
illusoryAppearance ⓘ |
| thicknessComparedTo | silkRibbon ⓘ |
| usedToBind | Fenrir ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.