Bilröst
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Bilröst is an alternate name for Bifröst, the rainbow bridge in Norse mythology that connects the realm of the gods to the world of humans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bilröst canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse mythological concept
ⓘ
mythological bridge ⓘ mythological object ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf |
Bifrost
ⓘ
surface form:
Bifröst
|
| appearsInTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
| associatedWithWeapon |
Gjallarhorn
ⓘ
surface form:
Gjallarhorn (through Heimdallr)
|
| cannotBeCrossedBy | unworthy beings ⓘ |
| category |
Locations in Norse mythology
ⓘ
Mythological bridges ⓘ Norse cosmology ⓘ |
| connectsRealm |
Miðgarðr
ⓘ
Asgard ⓘ
surface form:
Ásgarðr
|
| connectsRealmOfGods |
Asgard
ⓘ
surface form:
Ásgarðr
|
| connectsRealmOfHumans | Miðgarðr ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
gods
ⓘ
Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir
|
| describedAs | rainbow bridge ⓘ |
| describedInWorkBy | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Old Norse "bifa" (to shimmer) and "röst" (road, way) ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Heimdall
ⓘ
Heimdall ⓘ
surface form:
Heimdallr
|
| hasColorAssociation | rainbow ⓘ |
| hasCosmicRole |
part of world-structure in Norse myth
ⓘ
supports travel of gods between realms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
link between gods and humans
ⓘ
pathway to Ásgarðr ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Bifrost
ⓘ
Bifrost ⓘ
surface form:
Bifröst
Bilrost ⓘ |
| hasStructuralProperty |
burning
ⓘ
three-colored ⓘ trembling ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
connection between divine and mortal worlds
ⓘ
passage between realms ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| locatedInCosmology | Norse cosmos ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | rainbow ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Heimdall
ⓘ
surface form:
Heimdallr
Odin ⓘ |
| vulnerability | fated to break under the weight of enemies at Ragnarök ⓘ |
| willBeDestroyedDuring |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.