Bifrost
The bridge between earth and heaven by which gods travel, also marked as breakable under later fire.
Overview
Bifrost is described in chapter 13 as the bridge from earth to heaven, bright like a rainbow. The text also says it is strong yet will break when Muspell’s sons ride over it. This account uses it as a passage for divine assembly and world structure without opening the full Ragnarok collapse.
Key facts
Bridge from earth to heaven
Chapter 13 says the gods made for themselves a bridge from earth to heaven.
Marked as breakable later
The same chapter says the bridge is good, yet will break when Muspell’s sons ride across it.
Relationships
Story appearances
- Yggdrasil and the WorldsEarth-heaven passage
Bifrost lets the gods pass between earth and heaven while hinting at later breaking.
- RagnarokBridge broken by the fire host
Bifrost breaks when Muspell’s sons pass over it.
Ancient sources
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