Gjallarbru

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Gjaddarbru, Gjeddarbru, Gjeddarbro, Gjæddarbro Gjalarbro, Gjallarbro Jedarbro, Jeddarbro, Jæddarbro Haddanbru === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Gjallarbrú, from Gjǫll (“mythic river”) +‎ brú (“bridge”). Compare Swedish Gillebro and Danish Gældebro. === Proper noun === Gjallarbru f (definite Gjallarbrua) (folklore, Christianity) a legendary bridge through which the souls of humans go after death, mentioned in the Norwegian ballade “Draumkvedet” (Norse mythology) Gjallarbrú (a bridge on the way from Hel) ==== Usage notes ==== After the Christianisation of Norway, the name survived in a Christian context where it remained as the bridge to the death realm.