Andhrímnir
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Andhrímnir is the cook who boils the beast Sæhrímnir in the container Eldhrímnir. He provides nourishment for the einherjar.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 1100
- Historical notes
- Appears in Norse texts from the Viking Age and earlier.
Relationships
- serves
- Einherjar
Mentioned by
- Vafþrúðnir
- Oðinn
- Þrúðr
- Skögul
- Hildr
- Skeggjöld
- Hlökk
- Herfjötur
- Göll
- Geirahöð
- Randgríð
- Ráðgríð
- Reginleif
- Sæhrímnir
- Heiðrún
- valkyries
and 2 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“High says that Sæhrímnir is cooked every day by the cook Andhrímnir in the pot Eldhrimnir, and is again whole every evening. High then quotes the stanza of Grímnismál mentioning the cook, meal, and container in reference.”
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