Móðguðr

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Móðguðr is a figure in Norse mythology known as the guardian of the bridge over the river Gjöll, which leads to the realm of the dead.

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Label Occurrences
Móðguðr canonical 3

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf being in Norse mythology
mythological figure
appearsInMythCycle Baldrs draumar
surface form: Baldr myth cycle
asksAbout the name of the traveler
the purpose of the journey
asksQuestionsOf travelers crossing Gjallarbrú
associatedWith Gjallarbrú
river Gjöll
authorSource Snorri Sturluson
bridgeType bridge between world of living and dead
cosmologicalContext Norse underworld
culture medieval Scandinavian
encounters Hermóðr
function challenges those who cross into the realm of the dead
controls passage to Hel
gender female
guardianOf Gjallarbrú
languageOfName Old Norse
literaryGenre mythological prose
locationOfActivity bridge over the river Gjöll
mentionedIn Gylfaginning
Prose Edda
mythology Norse mythology
nameMeaningApproximate “Furious Battler”
narrativeContext Hermóðr’s ride to Hel to seek Baldr
realmGuardedAccessTo Hel
the realm of the dead
relatedConcept psychopomp
underworld guardian
role guardian of the bridge over Gjöll

Referenced by (3)

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

Helheim guardedBy Móðguðr
Hermóðr meets Móðguðr
"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world) guardedBy Móðguðr
subject surface form: Helheim