In Norse mythology, Bifrost is a burning bridge that reaches between Midgard and Asgard, the realm of the gods. The bridge is attested as Bilröst in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from
The god Heimdallr stands before the rainbow bridge while blowing his horn (1905) by Emil Doepler.
Thor wades through rivers while the rest of the æsir ride across Bifröst (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.
Bifröst appears in the background as the gods do battle in Battle of the Doomed Gods (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine.
The Rainbow Bridge is the theme of several works written first in 1959, then in the 1980s and 1990s, that speak of an other-worldly place where pets go upon death, eventually to be reunited with their
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…games such as Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number during The Son's last level in which he is under the influence of drugs and thus hallucinates Bifröst. The Rainbow Bridge is often invoked in contemporary culture when referencing a recently deceased pet. Ame-no-ukihashi…
The Rainbow Bridge is a meadow where animals wait for their humans to join them, and the bridge that takes them all to Heaven, together.