Niflheim
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Niflheim is the primordial, icy realm of cold and mist in Norse mythology, often associated with darkness, fog, and the origins of cosmic creation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Norse mythology
→
mythological realm → primordial world → |
| afterlifeFunction |
abode of some of the dead
→
realm for those who die of sickness or old age in some traditions → |
| associatedDeity | Hel → |
| associatedPlace | Helheim → |
| associatedWith |
cold
→
darkness → death → fog → ice → mist → the underworld → |
| contains |
Hvergelmir
→
many venomous rivers → spring Hvergelmir → Élivágar rivers → |
| contrastedWith | Muspelheim → |
| cosmicInteraction | interacts with Muspelheim in creation myth → |
| cosmicOriginRole |
its icy vapors met Muspelheim’s fire to form Ymir
→
one of the first realms to exist → |
| cosmicRole | primordial realm of cold and mist → |
| cosmologicalPosition |
located in the north in Norse cosmology
→
one of the primordial worlds in Norse cosmology → |
| culture | Norse mythology → |
| element |
ice
→
water → |
| etymology | Old Norse for “world of mist” or “home of mist” → |
| etymologyComponent |
“heimr” meaning “home” or “world”
→
“nifl” meaning “mist” or “darkness” → |
| feature |
freezing winds
→
perpetual cold → perpetual darkness → thick mists → |
| governedBy | Hel → |
| inhabitedBy | frost and rime → |
| languageOfName |
Norse
→
surface form: "Old Norse"
|
| mentionedBy | Snorri Sturluson → |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
→
Prose Edda → |
| mythology | Norse → |
| numberOfRealmsContext | one of the Nine Worlds in some traditions → |
| opposedTo | the warmth and fire of Muspelheim → |
| realmType | underworld realm in some Norse sources → |
| roleInMyth | source of icy rivers that helped create the first being Ymir → |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith | Helheim → |
| symbolism | symbol of cold, death, and inertia → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Niflhel"
this entity surface form: "Niflheimr"
this entity surface form: "Niflheimr"
this entity surface form: "Niflhel"