Yggdrasil

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cosmic tree mythological tree sacred object in Norse mythology

Yggdrasil is the immense, sacred world tree in Norse mythology that connects and sustains the nine realms of existence.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Yggdrasil canonical 15
world tree Yggdrasil 5
World Tree 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cosmic tree ⓘ
mythological tree ⓘ
sacred object in Norse mythology ⓘ
afterRagnarök shelters human survivors ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Heimdall ⓘ
surface form: Heimdallr

Loki ⓘ
Norns ⓘ
Odin ⓘ
Thor ⓘ
attackedBy Níðhöggr ⓘ
eagles ⓘ
squirrels ⓘ
culture Norse mythology ⓘ
describedAs immense world tree ⓘ
etymologyProposed Odin’s steed ⓘ
function connects the nine realms ⓘ
sustains the nine realms ⓘ
guardedBy Norns ⓘ
hasAnimal Níðhöggr ⓘ
Ratatoskr ⓘ
four stags ⓘ
unnamed eagle ⓘ
hasRealm Hel ⓘ
Jotunheim ⓘ
surface form: Jötunheimr

Miðgarðr ⓘ
Muspelheim ⓘ
surface form: Múspellsheimr

Niflheim ⓘ
surface form: Niflheimr

Svartalfheim ⓘ
surface form: Svartálfaheimr

Vanaheim ⓘ
surface form: Vanaheimr

Alfheim ⓘ
surface form: Álfheimr

Asgard ⓘ
surface form: Ásgarðr
hasRootIn Jotunheim ⓘ
surface form: Jötunheimr

Niflheim ⓘ
surface form: Niflheimr

Asgard ⓘ
surface form: Ásgarðr
hasWellAtRoot Hvergelmir ⓘ
Mímir's well ⓘ
surface form: Mímisbrunnr

Urðarbrunnr ⓘ
languageOfName Old Norse ⓘ
lowerLocation underworld ⓘ
mentionedIn Poetic Edda ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
middleLocation Miðgarðr ⓘ
primarySourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
religiousTradition Germanic paganism ⓘ
roleInEschatology present at Ragnarök ⓘ
symbolism axis mundi ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ
interconnection of worlds ⓘ
topLocation heavens ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

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

Norse mythology → featuresPlace → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Odin → associatedTree → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Nine Worlds → connectedBy → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Nine Worlds → centralAxis → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world-tree Yggdrasil
Svartalfheim → linkedTo → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yggdrasil (world tree)
Maya peoples → cosmologyFeature → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Tree
Mímir's well → relatedTo → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Sleipnir → associatedWith → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasil
Valknut → relatedConcept → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Norse culture → hasConcept → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Upper World → relatedConcept → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Tree
Norns → associatedWith → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Norns → location → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: roots of Yggdrasil
Urðarbrunnr → locatedUnder → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Urðarbrunnr → relatedConcept → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Ratatoskr → associatedWith → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Ratatoskr → dwellsOn → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Ratatoskr → habitat → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree
Hvergelmir → associatedWith → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Weapons of Odin → relatedTo → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Níðhöggr → associatedWith → Yggdrasil ⓘ
Níðhöggr → threatens → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasil
spring Hvergelmir → associatedWith → Yggdrasil ⓘ
subject surface form: Hvergelmir
spring Hvergelmir → locatedAt → Yggdrasil ⓘ
subject surface form: Hvergelmir
this entity surface form: roots of Yggdrasil
spring Hvergelmir → connectedTo → Yggdrasil ⓘ
subject surface form: Hvergelmir
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasil
Völuspá → containsMotif → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasill
Grímnismál → describes → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasil
Gylfaginning → topic → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasil
Ásbrú → relatedConcept → Yggdrasil ⓘ
this entity surface form: world tree Yggdrasill