Gungnir
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Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in Norse mythology
ⓘ
mythological weapon ⓘ spear ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poetic Edda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Norse mythological objects
ⓘ
Weapons of Odin ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Sons of Ivaldi
ⓘ
dwarves ⓘ |
| culture | Norse ⓘ |
| depictedWith | Odin on the battlefield ⓘ |
| etymology | Old Norse name Gungnir ⓘ |
| function | to consecrate enemies to Odin ⓘ |
| hasReputation | most famous spear in Norse mythology ⓘ |
| hasStatus | legendary weapon ⓘ |
| hasType | spear ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern fantasy depictions of magic spears
ⓘ
popular culture representations of Odin ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| meaning | the swaying one ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ
surface form:
Skáldskaparmál
|
| mythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
always returns to its owner
ⓘ
never misses its target ⓘ powerful enchantments ⓘ unerring accuracy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Draupnir
ⓘ
Sleipnir ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Odin’s authority
ⓘ
oaths ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ war ⓘ |
| thrownBy | Odin at the start of battles ⓘ |
| usedBy | Odin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rituals
ⓘ
swearing oaths ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| wieldedIn |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.