Heiðrún
Heiðrún is a nanny goat in Norse mythology whose teats produce mead for the Einherjar.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Norse mythology flourished during the Viking Age.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kamadhenu, Mehet-Weret, Sæhrímnir, Oðinn, Geri, Freki, Andhrímnir, Eikþyrnir, Mithra, El, Hathor, Bull of Heaven, Gavaevodata, Odin, Huginn, Muninn
- serves
- Einherjar
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Heiðrún, a nanny goat in Norse mythology whose teats produce mead for the Einherjar”
#5783 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“High continues that atop Valhalla stands the goat Heiðrún, and it feeds on the foliage of the tree called Læraðr. From Heiðrún's udders flow mead that fills a vat a day. The vat is so large that all of the einherjar are able to drink to their fullness from it.”
#38386 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“High replies of course, Valhalla has food and drinks fit for kings and jarls, for the mead consumed in Valhalla is produced from the udders of the goat Heiðrún, who in turn feeds on the leaves of the "famous tree" Læraðr. The goat produces so much mead in a day, it fills a massive vat large enough for all of the Einherjar in Valhalla to satisfy their thirst from it.”
#38650 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001