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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Fenrir → boundBy → Gleipnir ⓘ
Fenrir → bindingMaterialName → Gleipnir ⓘ
Vánagandr → isBoundWith → Gleipnir ⓘ
Lædingr → relatedWork → Gleipnir ⓘ
Dromi → predecessorOf → Gleipnir ⓘ
Dromi → weakerThan → Gleipnir ⓘ