Gjallarbrú (literally "Gjöll Bridge") is a bridge in Norse mythology which spans the river Gjöll in the underworld. It must be crossed in order to reach...

noted parallels between the bridge and another bridge in Norse mythology, Gjallarbrú. Scholar Andy Orchard suggests that Bifröst may mean "shimmering path...

to the female guardian of the bridge over the river Gjöll ("Noisy"), Gjallarbrú. She allowed the newly dead to use the bridge to cross from one side of...

of the underworld. Within the Norse mythology, the dead must cross the Gjallarbrú, the bridge over Gjöll, to reach Hel. The bridge, which was guarded by...

(which flows closest to the gate of Hel and is spanned by the bridge Gjallarbrú), although many other additional rivers are mentioned by name in both...

the divide between the world of humans and the world of gods, or the Gjallarbrú, which spans the river Gjøll ('resounding' or 'noisy', EN cogn. yell)...

dead, and delays Ragnarok, sacrificing his life to hold the bridge at Gjallarbrú so the heroes can escape the forces of Hel. After a time trapped in Hel...

world of the dead and is guarded by two four-eyed dogs. (Zoroastrianism) Gjallarbrú (Gjöll Bridge), a covered bridge which spans the river Gjöll and must...

from the world of the living by the river Gjöll, spanned by the bridge Gjallarbrú. The gates are heavy, and close behind those who pass it, preventing them...