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.

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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

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Bifrost alsoKnownAs Bilröst