Ásbrú
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Ásbrú is the mythological rainbow bridge in Norse mythology that connects the realm of the gods, Asgard, with the world of humans, Midgard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ásbrú canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse mythological concept
ⓘ
cosmic bridge ⓘ mythological bridge ⓘ mythological object ⓘ rainbow ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo |
gods
ⓘ
worthy dead ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Heimdall
ⓘ
surface form:
Heimdallr
Óðinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Þórr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
| associatedWithPantheon | Norse gods ⓘ |
| associatedWithSound | Heimdallr’s horn Gjallarhorn at its defense ⓘ |
| category |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
bridges in mythology ⓘ mythological places ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | multicolored ⓘ |
| connectsGodsWithHumans | true ⓘ |
| connectsRealm |
Miðgarðr
ⓘ
Asgard ⓘ
surface form:
Ásgarðr
|
| connectsWorld |
world of gods
ⓘ
world of humans ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | spans sky between Ásgarðr and Miðgarðr ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Scandinavian ⓘ |
| describedAs | rainbow bridge ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | “Æsir’s bridge” or “god-bridge” ⓘ |
| fateAtRagnarök | will break ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Heimdall
ⓘ
surface form:
Heimdallr
|
| guardFunction | controls passage to Ásgarðr ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bifrost
ⓘ
surface form:
Bifröst
|
| hasNameInOldNorse | Ásbrú self-link ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| locatedInCosmology |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse cosmology
|
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Old Norse literature ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | path between Ásgarðr and Miðgarðr ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Yggdrasil
ⓘ
surface form:
world tree Yggdrasill
|
| religiousContext | pre-Christian Norse religion ⓘ |
| structuralDescription | three-colored bridge ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection between divine and mortal realms
ⓘ
transition between worlds ⓘ |
| usedBy |
The Einherjar
ⓘ
surface form:
Einherjar
Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
Æsir gods
|
| vulnerability | will be destroyed when Muspell’s forces ride over it ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.