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.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Norse mythology
→
mythological world → realm → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miðgarð
→
Miðgarðr → |
| borderedBy |
outer ocean inhabited by Jörmungandr
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|
| category |
Locations in Norse mythology
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Mythological places in Norse mythology → |
| connectedBy |
Bifröst
→
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| connectedTo |
Asgard
→
Ásgarðr → |
| cosmicRelation |
lies above Hel
→
lies beneath Asgard → |
| createdBy |
Odin
NERFINISHED
→
Vili → Vé → |
| createdFrom |
body of the primordial giant Ymir
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| culture |
Norse mythology
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| destinedTo |
be destroyed at Ragnarök
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| encircledBy |
Jörmungandr
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| etymologyMeaning |
middle enclosure
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| hasRole |
central human world in Norse mythic geography
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| inhabitedBy |
humans
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| languageOfName |
Old Norse
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| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
→
Poetic Edda NERFINISHED → Prose Edda NERFINISHED → Völuspá → |
| opposedTo |
Jötunheimr
→
Útgarðr → |
| partOf |
Nine Worlds
→
Norse cosmology → |
| positionInCosmos |
between the realm of the gods and the realm of the giants
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| protectedBy |
gods
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| separatedFrom |
Jötnar
→
giants → |
| surroundedBy |
vast ocean
→
world-encircling ocean → |
| survivalAfterRagnarök |
renewed earth
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| survivorsAfterRagnarök |
Líf
→
Lífþrasir → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bifrost
→
Jormungandr → |
associatedWith |
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Asgard
→
Jotunheim → |
contrastedWith |
|
Bifrost
→
|
associatedRealm |
|
Gjallarhorn
→
|
associatedWithRealm |
|
Asgard
→
|
connectedTo |
|
Bifrost
→
|
connectsTo |
|
Svartalfheim
→
|
contrastWith |
|
Norse mythology
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|
featuresPlace |
|
Aesir
→
|
govern |
|
Hel
→
|
receivesSoulsFrom |
|
Alfheim
→
|
relatedPlace |