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Surtr

In Norse mythology, Surtr (Old Norse "black" or more narrowly "swart", Surtur in modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in English, is a jötunn; he further serves as the guardian of Muspelheim, which is one of the only two realms to exist before the beginning of time, alongside Niflheim. Surtr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th…

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Surtr

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples97
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Surtr

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related to Prose Edda · 31
Surtr → Bifröst, By, Fenrir, Freyr, Freyr's, Further, Gangleri, Gimlé, Gylfaginning, Hel's, High, His, Hrym, In, King Gylfi, Light, Loki, Midgard Serpent, Muspell, Muspell's
related to Reception · 28
Surtr → Adam, Bertha Phillpotts, Brandingi, Eden, Eimnir, Eldr, Etruscan, Eve, Eyvindr, Garden, Gylfaginning, Hallfreðr, Iceland, Iceland Surtr, Icelandic, Landnámabók, Logi, Old Norse, Poetic Edda, Scholar Andy Orchard
related to Worship · 14
Surtr → AD, Archaeological, Book, Christianity, Iceland's, Icelandic, Landnámabók, Settlements, Surt's, Surts, Surtshellir, The, This, Viking Age
related to Place names and modern influence · 12
Surtr → Flaming Sword, Gylfaginning, Iceland, In, John Charles Dollman's, Múspell, Surtr's, Surtsey, Surtshellir, The, The Giant, Vestmannaeyjar
related to Poetic Edda · 12
Surtr → Beli, Beli's, Fenrir, Following, Freyr, Hel, In, No, Odin, Ragnarök, The, Völuspá

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fire múspell edda ragnarök freyr gods sword prose poem high battle sons odin gylfaginning surtur surt æsir surt's chapter god

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceIn0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceIceland0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceSurtsey0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceSurtr's0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceVestmannaeyjar0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceSurtshellir0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceThe0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceGylfaginning0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceMúspell0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceJohn Charles Dollman's0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceThe Giant0.60section
Surtrrelated to Place names and modern influenceFlaming Sword0.60section

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