In Norse mythology, Breiðablik[1] (Broad-gleaming) is the home of Baldr. Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland It is briefly described in Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning as one of the places in heaven:
- "Then there is also in that place the abode called Breidablik, and there is not in heaven a fairer dwelling. Snorri Sturluson (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian poet and politician "[2]
Later in the work, when Snorri describes Baldr, he gives a longer description, citing Grímnismál, though he does not name the poem:
- "He dwells in the place called Breidablik, which is in heaven; in that place may nothing unclean be, even as is said here:
Breiðablik is not otherwise mentioned in the Eddic sources.
See also
- Breiðablik UBK, an Icelandic sports club. Breiðablik (known as UBK Kopavogur when playing in European competitions was founded in 1950 and is the biggest Sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively
- Breidablik Peak, a mountain named after Breidablik. Breidablik Peak is a Mountain on Baffin Island, located northeast of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada.
Notes
- ^ The name can be Anglicized as Breidablik, Breithablik or Breidhablik.
- ^ Gylfaginning XVII, Brodeur's translation.
- ^ Gylfaginning XXII, Brodeur's translation. The strophe is Grímnismál 12.
References
- Bellows, Henry Adams (transl. ) (1936). The Poetic Edda. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Available online
- Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (transl. ) (1916). The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Available online
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