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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bifröst 4

Statements (47)

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asgard → connectedBy → Bifrost ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bifröst
Midgard → connectedBy → Bifrost ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bifröst
Asgard → hasBridge → Bifrost ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bifröst
Gjallarhorn → locationInMyth → Bifrost ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bifröst