Nine Worlds

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Norse mythology concept cosmological concept mythological location set

Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.

Aliases (1)

Nine Realms ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norse mythology concept → cosmological concept → mythological location set →
associatedWithDeity	Freyja → Freyr → Óðinn → Þórr →
centralAxis	world-tree Yggdrasil →
connectedBy	Yggdrasil →
cosmicStructure	axis mundi centered on Yggdrasil →
cosmologicalFeature	interconnected realms → multiple vertical levels →
culture	medieval Scandinavia →
describedIn	Poetic Edda → Prose Edda →
eschatologicalRole	framework for events of Ragnarök →
hasRealm	Hel → Jötunheimr → Miðgarðr → Múspellsheimr → Niflheimr → Svartálfaheimr → Vanaheimr → Álfheimr → Ásgarðr →
includesDomainOf	Vanir gods → dwarfs → elves → humans → jötnar → the dead → Æsir gods →
influences	modern fantasy literature → modern popular culture depictions of Norse myth →
languageOfOrigin	Old Norse →
lowerRealmIncludes	Hel → Niflheimr →
middleRealmIncludes	Miðgarðr →
mythicFunction	organize beings and forces of the Norse universe →
numberOfRealms	9 →
partOf	Norse cosmology →
temporalContext	pre-Christian Norse belief system →
topologicalCenter	Miðgarðr →
tradition	Germanic paganism →
upperRealmIncludes	Vanaheimr → Ásgarðr →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfheim → Asgard → Jotunheim → Midgard → Muspelheim → Vanaheim →	partOf
Norse mythology →	cosmologyIncludes
Heimdall ("Nine Realms") →	realmWatched