Gjallarbru

Norwegian Nynorsk nn:+a Alternative forms nn Gjaddarbru Gjeddarbru Gjeddarbro Gjæddarbro nn Gjalarbro Gjallarbro nn Jedarbro Jeddarbro Jæddarbro Jedlarbrunæ nn Haddanbru nn Brillandsbruna Bjellandsbruna Etymology nn non Gjallarbrú, from non Gjǫll mythic river brú bridge 1. Compare sv Gillebro and da Gældebro. Proper noun nn proper noun f definite Gjallarbrua nn folklore Christianity a legendary bridge through which the souls of humans go after death, mentioned in the Norwegian ballade “Draumkvedet” nn 184x M.B. Landstad Draumkvedet Eg hev gengid Gjallarbrui,Hon er ekki god at gange,Bikkja bit og ormen stingOg stuten stend og stangar I went on the Gjallarbru-bridge,It isn't good to walk onThe dog bites and the snake stingsAnd the ox stands and butts nn Norse mythology Gjallarbrú (a bridge on the way from Hel) Usage notes After the Christianization of Scandinavia#Norway Christianisation of Norway, the name survived in a Christian context where it remained as the bridge to the death realm.