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Word Of The Day: Bifrost. Would You Have Known It?

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sandyRoe | 14:42 Fri 08th Jul 2022 | ChatterBank
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It's new to me. The bridge from Asgard to Earth, apparently.
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Avatar Image maggiebee
That's a new one to me too. Must try to work it into a conversation one of these days lol
14:45 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Well, unless you're up on your Norse Myth', why would you?
14:50 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Haven't you seen all the Thor films? There's a new one out ...
14:51 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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You'd have a job to place it into a conversation.
It'll be one of those words we know but never use.
14:52 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Blazing Thaddles?
14:52 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Anyone who's seen a Thor movie knows all about the Bifrost. Norse mythology is a great read. More fantastical than the Greeks and Roman myths, and more humorous than the Egyptians.
14:52 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Know very little about Norse mythology and had to look up Asgard. There's a lovely drawing of the bridge on Google - it's like a rainbow.
14:53 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Like a rainbow.....it IS a rainbow.
14:54 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Aye, very inclusive those old Norsemen.
14:55 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Indeed. It is known as the "Rainbow Bridge".

Been I while since I read the Norse myths (I collected the Thor comics in the 1980s and got into the mythology back then) but I believe it was destroyed by the dragon, Fafnir during Ragnarok.
15:01 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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The width of knowledge displayed by ABers never ceases to amaze me.
15:04 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Must have a wee rootle around in Norse mythology. Did Greek mythology at school and loved it.
15:05 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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If you want to brush up on Norse myth, a tad, just watch the excellent series Vikings. Plenty of Odins, and Thors and Valhallas:-)
15:05 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Was wondering if this was the origin of the expression "cross the rainbow bridge" when a pet dies? Just my idle musings.
15:34 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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It could be, Maggie. The Bifrost doesn't have anything to do with Valhalla and the afterlife in the Norse myths, but it might be the inspiration for the phrase. I just took it as meaning they've gone to a better, more vibrant and colourful place. Kind of like Oz! ;-)
15:40 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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Yip, that makes sense Mozz.
15:45 Fri 08th Jul 2022
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I thought these guys were the Asgard

15:57 Fri 08th Jul 2022

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