1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Bifrost

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Bierstadt, Albert
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 3
Bifrost
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​BIFROST, in Old Norse mythology, the rainbow, which was supposed to form the bridge by which the gods passed between heaven and earth. It was guarded by Heimdal, god of light.

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