Muspelheim
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Muspelheim is the fiery realm of primordial heat and flame in Norse mythology, home to fire giants and central to the events of Ragnarök.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
mythological location
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realm → world in Norse cosmology → |
| appearsInSource |
Poetic Edda
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Prose Edda → |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic fire
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primordial chaos → |
| associatedWithDeityOrBeing |
Surtr
NERFINISHED
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| associatedWithEvent |
burning of the world at Ragnarök
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| contrastedWith |
Niflheim
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| cosmicFunction |
primordial source of heat in creation myths
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source of destructive fire at Ragnarök → |
| cosmologicalPosition |
one of the earliest worlds to exist
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| cosmologicalRole |
primordial world of fire
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| createdByAuthor |
Snorri Sturluson (as main prose source)
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| culture |
Norse mythology
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| describedAs |
fiery realm of primordial heat and flame
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| elementAssociation |
fire
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| etymologyContains |
Múspellsheimr
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| governedBy |
Surtr
NERFINISHED
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| influenced |
modern fantasy depictions of fire realms
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popular culture representations of Norse fire worlds → |
| inhabitant |
fire giants
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surtr → |
| languageOfName |
Old Norse
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| mythicOpposition |
world of ice Niflheim
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| mythologicalEventAssociation |
Ragnarök
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| narrativeRole |
realm from which Surtr leads forces against the gods
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| partOf |
Nine Worlds
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| roleInMythology |
central to the events of Ragnarök
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nine Worlds
("Múspellsheimr")
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Yggdrasil ("Múspellsheimr") → |
hasRealm |
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Bifrost
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associatedRealm |
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Niflheim
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contrastedWith |
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Norse mythology
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featuresPlace |