Gylfaginning

Summary

Gylfaginning is a literary work^[1]. Gylfaginning ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gylfaginning authored Snorri Sturluson^[3].
• Gylfaginning's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Gylfaginning's genre is recorded as travel literature^[5].
• Gylfaginning's part of the series is recorded as Prose Edda^[6].
• Gylfaginning's part of is recorded as Prose Edda^[7].
• Gylfaginning's language of work or name is recorded as Old Icelandic^[8].
• Gylfaginning's language of work or name is recorded as Old Norse^[9].
• Gylfaginning's country of origin is recorded as Icelandic Commonwealth^[10].
• +1220-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gylfaginning^[11].
• Gylfaginning's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038kg^[12].
• Gylfaginning's characters is recorded as Gylfi^[13].
• Gylfaginning's characters is recorded as High, Just-As-High, and Third^[14].
• Gylfaginning's characters is recorded as Æsir^[15].
• Gylfaginning's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[16].
• Gylfaginning's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gylfaginning^[17].
• Gylfaginning's title is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'Gylfaginning'}^[18].
• Gylfaginning's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Gylvaginning^[19].
• Gylfaginning's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[20].
• Gylfaginning's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].
• Gylfaginning's narrative motif is recorded as castles thatched with golden shields in otherworld^[22].
• Gylfaginning's narrative motif is recorded as castles of gold and silver in otherworld^[23].
• Gylfaginning's narrative motif is recorded as castles thatched with silver in otherworld^[24].
• Gylfaginning's narrative motif is recorded as proper names for dwarfs^[25].
• Gylfaginning's narrative motif is recorded as giant's snoring as thunder or storm^[26].
• Gylfaginning's narrative motif is recorded as giant's treasure^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Gylfaginning authored Snorri Sturluson^[3].

Why It Matters

Gylfaginning ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month).^[2] Gylfaginning has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Gylfaginning is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]