Midgard
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Midgard is the human-inhabited world in Norse mythology, situated between the realms of gods and giants and encircled by a vast ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midgard canonical | 18 |
| the world of Midgard | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Norse mythology
ⓘ
mythological world ⓘ realm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miðgarðr
ⓘ
surface form:
Miðgarð
Miðgarðr ⓘ |
| borderedBy | outer ocean inhabited by Jörmungandr ⓘ |
| category |
Locations in Norse mythology
ⓘ
Mythological places in Norse mythology ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Bifrost
ⓘ
surface form:
Bifröst
|
| connectedTo |
Asgard
ⓘ
Asgard ⓘ
surface form:
Ásgarðr
|
| cosmicRelation |
lies above Hel
ⓘ
lies beneath Asgard ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Odin
ⓘ
Vili ⓘ Vé ⓘ |
| createdFrom | body of the primordial giant Ymir ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| destinedTo | be destroyed at Ragnarök ⓘ |
| encircledBy |
Jormungandr
ⓘ
surface form:
Jörmungandr
|
| etymologyMeaning | middle enclosure ⓘ |
| hasRole | central human world in Norse mythic geography ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | humans ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Norse
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ Völuspá ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jotunheim
ⓘ
surface form:
Jötunheimr
Útgarðr ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nine Worlds
ⓘ
Norse mythology ⓘ
surface form:
Norse cosmology
|
| positionInCosmos | between the realm of the gods and the realm of the giants ⓘ |
| protectedBy | gods ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Frost Giants
ⓘ
surface form:
Jötnar
giants ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
vast ocean
ⓘ
world-encircling ocean ⓘ |
| survivalAfterRagnarök | renewed earth ⓘ |
| survivorsAfterRagnarök |
Líf
ⓘ
Lífþrasir ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the world of Midgard