Get to know Gylfaginning better with 10+ real example sentences.
Gylfaginning in a sentence
Using Gylfaginning
- In the example corpus, gylfaginning often appears in combinations such as: in gylfaginning, book gylfaginning, gylfaginning where.
Context around Gylfaginning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gylfaginning
- In this selection, "gylfaginning" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, book, books, chapter, valhalla and gangleri stand out and add context to how "gylfaginning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 13 of gylfaginning gangleri king and account in gylfaginning it also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gylfaginning" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gylfaginning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Gylfaginning does not say what happens to Höðr after this. (11 words)
In Gylfaginning, Baldur is described as follows: Apart from this description Baldr is known primarily for the story of his death. (21 words)
Gylfaginning Valhalla is first mentioned in chapter 2 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where it is described partially in euhemerized form. (22 words)
In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning (chapter 38), the enthroned figure of High explains that Odin gives all of the food on his table to his wolves Geri and Freki and that Odin requires no food, for wine is to him both meat and drink. (45 words)
John Lindow points out that Yggdrasil is described as rotting on one side and as being chewed on by four harts and Níðhöggr, and that, according to the account in Gylfaginning, it also bears verbal hostility in the fauna it supports. (41 words)
Vafþrúðnismál stanza 47 is quoted, and so ends the foretelling of Ragnarök in Gylfaginning.sfn Archaeological record Thorwald's Cross, on the grounds of Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man Various objects have been identified as depicting events from Ragnarök. (39 words)
John Lindow says that it is unclear why the gods decide to raise Fenrir as opposed to his siblings Hel and Jörmungandr in Gylfaginning chapter 35, theorizing that it may be "because Odin had a connection with wolves? (38 words)
Example sentences (14)
Gylfaginning Valhalla is first mentioned in chapter 2 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where it is described partially in euhemerized form.
In chapter 13 of Gylfaginning, Gangleri (King Gylfi in disguise) asks the enthroned figure of High what way exists between heaven and earth.
In Gylfaginning, Baldur is described as follows: Apart from this description Baldr is known primarily for the story of his death.
In Gylfaginning, Sigyn is introduced in chapter 31. There, she is introduced as the wife of Loki, and that they have a son by the name of " Nari or Narfi ".
In Gylfaginning, Yggdrasil is introduced in chapter 15. In chapter 15, Gangleri (described as king Gylfi in disguise) asks where is the chief or holiest place of the gods.
In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning (chapter 38), the enthroned figure of High explains that Odin gives all of the food on his table to his wolves Geri and Freki and that Odin requires no food, for wine is to him both meat and drink.
It does seem, however, that Höðr ends up in Hel one way or another for the last mention of him in Gylfaginning is in the description of the post- Ragnarök world.
It is possible that this indicates that some of the poets were familiar with other myths about Höðr than the one related in Gylfaginning - perhaps some where Höðr has a more active role.
John Lindow points out that Yggdrasil is described as rotting on one side and as being chewed on by four harts and Níðhöggr, and that, according to the account in Gylfaginning, it also bears verbal hostility in the fauna it supports.
John Lindow says that it is unclear why the gods decide to raise Fenrir as opposed to his siblings Hel and Jörmungandr in Gylfaginning chapter 35, theorizing that it may be "because Odin had a connection with wolves?
Prose Edda "Loki Bound (motive from the Gosforth Cross)" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood Sigyn appears in the books Gylfaginning and Skáldskaparmál in the Prose Edda.
Scholar Britt-Mari Näsström points out the description in Gylfaginning where it is said of Freyja that "whenever she rides into battle she takes half of the slain," and interprets Fólkvangr as "the field of the Warriors".
The Gylfaginning does not say what happens to Höðr after this.
Vafþrúðnismál stanza 47 is quoted, and so ends the foretelling of Ragnarök in Gylfaginning.sfn Archaeological record Thorwald's Cross, on the grounds of Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man Various objects have been identified as depicting events from Ragnarök.
Common combinations with gylfaginning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in gylfaginning 9×
- book gylfaginning 2×
- gylfaginning where 2×
- gylfaginning chapter 2×