river Ifing

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The river Ifing is a mythological river in Norse cosmology that forms the boundary between the realm of the gods, Asgard, and the land of the giants, Jotunheim.

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river Ifing canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entity in Norse cosmology
mythological river
appearsInTradition Norse mythology
associatedWithRealm Asgard
Jotunheim
cosmologicalRole boundary marker between divine and giant realms
culture medieval Scandinavian
describedAs river that never freezes
formsBoundaryBetween Asgard and Jotunheim
linked to: Asgard
hasEtymologyProposedMeaning possibly related to Old Norse words for doubt or uncertainty
languageOfName Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
medium water
mentionedIn Poetic Edda
mentionedInPoem Vafþrúðnismál
mythologicalFunction defensive barrier for the gods
nameVariant Ifingr
linked to: Ífingr

Ífingr
opposesSide world of the giants
world of the gods
regionOfMyth mythic cosmos of Norse tradition
separatesGroup jotnar (giants)
Æsir gods
linked to: Aesir
separatesRealm Asgard
Jotunheim
status mythical, not a physical river in real geography
typeOfBoundary cosmic boundary

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Jotunheim separatedBy river Ifing