Útgarðr

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Útgarðr is a mythic outer realm in Norse cosmology associated with giants and chaos, standing in contrast to the human world of Midgard.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Útgarðr canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological location
outer world
realm in Norse cosmology
associatedWith chaos
giants
jötnar
boundaryRelation outside the ordered enclosure of human civilization
category Locations in Norse mythology
Mythological realms
contrastedConceptuallyWith innangarðs (within the enclosure)
contrastsWith Midgard NERFINISHED
Miðgarðr
cosmicPosition beyond the protective boundaries of Midgard
cosmologicalFunction represents the wild and unregulated forces outside divine order
cosmologicalRole outer realm beyond the ordered worlds of gods and humans
culture Norse mythology NERFINISHED
etymology Old Norse elements "út" (out) and "garðr" (enclosure or yard)
governedBy Útgarða-Loki NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy giants
jötnar
languageOfName Old Norse NERFINISHED
locatedBeyond Midgard NERFINISHED
Miðgarðr NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Gylfaginning NERFINISHED
Prose Edda NERFINISHED
moralValence ambiguous and often hostile to gods and humans
narrativeRole setting of Thor's contests with Útgarða-Loki
opposedTo Asgard NERFINISHED
Ásgarðr NERFINISHED
partOf Norse cosmology NERFINISHED
realmType giant-realm
relatedConcept Jötunheimr NERFINISHED
symbolizes cosmic chaos
hostility to the gods
otherness
visitedBy Loki NERFINISHED
Röskva NERFINISHED
Thor NERFINISHED
Þjálfi NERFINISHED

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Referenced by (2)

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

Midgard opposedTo Útgarðr
Miðgarðr contrastedWith Útgarðr