Bifrost

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mythological bridge mythological location object in Norse mythology

Bifrost is the shimmering, rainbow-like bridge in Norse mythology that connects the realm of the gods, Asgard, with the world of humans, Midgard.

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Label	Occurrences
Bifröst	11
Bifrost canonical	2
Ásgarðr vicinity via Yggdrasil	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mythological bridge ⓘ mythological location ⓘ object in Norse mythology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bilröst ⓘ Ásbrú ⓘ
associatedEvent	Ragnarok ⓘ
associatedRealm	Asgard ⓘ Midgard ⓘ Muspelheim ⓘ
associatedWith	Asgard ⓘ Midgard ⓘ
authoritativeSource	Snorri Sturluson ⓘ
cannotSupport	all the forces of Muspelheim at once ⓘ
category	Norse cosmology ⓘ mythological bridges ⓘ mythological places ⓘ
colorCharacteristic	rainbow ⓘ
connectsFrom	Asgard ⓘ
connectsTo	Midgard ⓘ
cosmologicalRole	part of the structure of the Norse cosmos ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ
describedAs	rainbow-like ⓘ shimmering ⓘ
etymologyProposedMeaning	“shaking way” ⓘ “trembling path” ⓘ
fateAtRagnarok	will break ⓘ will collapse under the weight of the forces of chaos ⓘ
function	bridge between gods and humans ⓘ
guardedBy	Heimdall ⓘ Heimdall ⓘ surface form: Heimdallr
guardFunction	controls access to Asgard ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Norse ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
materialDescribedAs	air ⓘ fire ⓘ water ⓘ
mentionedIn	Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
realmTypeConnected	realm of gods ⓘ realm of humans ⓘ
roleInMythology	cosmic connection between divine and human worlds ⓘ pathway for gods to travel between realms ⓘ
symbolism	connection between heaven and earth ⓘ divine access route ⓘ transition between worlds ⓘ
travelers	Aesir ⓘ surface form: Aesir gods The Einherjar ⓘ surface form: Einherjar
visualAnalogy	rainbow in the sky ⓘ