Móðguðr
E369564
Móðguðr is a figure in Norse mythology known as the guardian of the bridge over the river Gjöll, which leads to the realm of the dead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Móðguðr canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3514699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Móðguðr Context triple: [Helheim, guardedBy, Móðguðr]
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A.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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B.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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C.
Angrboða
Angrboða is a giantess in Norse mythology known as the mother of monstrous beings, including the wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jörmungandr, and the underworld goddess Hel.
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D.
Sigyn
Sigyn is a goddess in Norse mythology best known for her unwavering loyalty to Loki, particularly as she stays by his side during his punishment.
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E.
Gullveig
Gullveig is a mysterious Vanir figure in Norse mythology whose torture and attempted killing by the Aesir helped ignite the Aesir–Vanir War and is often associated with gold, magic, and the sorcerous practice of seiðr.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Móðguðr Target entity description: Móðguðr is a figure in Norse mythology known as the guardian of the bridge over the river Gjöll, which leads to the realm of the dead.
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A.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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B.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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C.
Angrboða
Angrboða is a giantess in Norse mythology known as the mother of monstrous beings, including the wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jörmungandr, and the underworld goddess Hel.
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D.
Sigyn
Sigyn is a goddess in Norse mythology best known for her unwavering loyalty to Loki, particularly as she stays by his side during his punishment.
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E.
Gullveig
Gullveig is a mysterious Vanir figure in Norse mythology whose torture and attempted killing by the Aesir helped ignite the Aesir–Vanir War and is often associated with gold, magic, and the sorcerous practice of seiðr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
being in Norse mythology
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsInMythCycle |
Baldr myth cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Baldrs draumar
|
| asksAbout |
the name of the traveler
ⓘ
the purpose of the journey ⓘ |
| asksQuestionsOf | travelers crossing Gjallarbrú ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gjallarbrú
ⓘ
river Gjöll ⓘ |
| authorSource | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| bridgeType | bridge between world of living and dead ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | Norse underworld ⓘ |
| culture | medieval Scandinavian ⓘ |
| encounters | Hermóðr ⓘ |
| function |
challenges those who cross into the realm of the dead
ⓘ
controls passage to Hel ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Gjallarbrú ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | mythological prose ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | bridge over the river Gjöll ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| mythology | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaningApproximate | “Furious Battler” ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | Hermóðr’s ride to Hel to seek Baldr ⓘ |
| realmGuardedAccessTo |
Hel
ⓘ
the realm of the dead ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
psychopomp
ⓘ
underworld guardian ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the bridge over Gjöll ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Móðguðr Description of subject: Móðguðr is a figure in Norse mythology known as the guardian of the bridge over the river Gjöll, which leads to the realm of the dead.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.