Jotunheim
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Jotunheim is the realm of the giants in Norse mythology, depicted as a wild and chaotic land often in opposition to the gods of Asgard.
Aliases (4)
- Jötunheimr ×7
- Jotunheimr ×1
- Jötunheim ×1
- mountains of Thrymheim ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Norse mythology
→
mythological realm → |
| altLabel |
Jotunheim
→
surface form: "Jotunheimr"
Jotunheim →
surface form: "Jötunheim"
Jotunheim →
surface form: "Jötunheimr"
|
| associatedWithElement |
cold
→
ice → |
| characterizedAs |
chaotic land
→
hostile realm → wild land → |
| contrastedWith | Midgard → |
| cosmicRelation | one of the outer worlds beyond Midgard → |
| cosmologicalSystem |
Norse mythology
→
surface form: "Norse cosmology"
|
| describedAs | realm of the giants in Norse mythology → |
| governedBy | giant chieftains → |
| inConflictWith | Asgard → |
| inhabitedBy |
frost giants
→
jötnar → mountain giants → |
| label | Jotunheim → |
| languageOfName |
Norse
→
surface form: "Old Norse"
|
| meaningOfName |
home of the giants
→
home of the jötnar → |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
→
Poetic Edda → Prose Edda → Prose Edda →
surface form: "Skáldskaparmál"
|
| mythology | Norse mythology → |
| notableInhabitant |
Geirröd
→
Hrungnir → Skaði → Þrymr → |
| opposedTo | Asgard → |
| partOf | Nine Worlds → |
| roleInMythology | source of threats to gods and humans → |
| sceneOf |
Hrungnir duel with Thor
→
Thor’s giant-slaying adventures → Þrymskviða events → |
| separatedBy |
river Ifing
→
Ífingr → |
| separatedFrom | Asgard → |
| symbolizes |
chaos
→
forces of nature → otherness → |
| terrainType |
mountainous
→
wilderness → |
| visitedBy |
Loki
→
Odin → Thor → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Jötunheimr"
this entity surface form: "Jötunheimr"
this entity surface form: "mountains of Thrymheim"