Heimdall
Heimdall is the son of Odin. He keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky.
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When
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Norse Viking Age
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“Heimdall, son of Odin; he keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky”
#34828 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hǫfuð ("man-head", Norwegian hovud, Danish hoved, Swedish huvud and Icelandic höfuð) is the sword of the Æsir Heimdall. It is mentioned in Gylfaginning chapter 26: The Skáldskaparmál also mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in its eighth chapter”
#41070 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Skáldskaparmál also mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in its eighth chapter, seemingly saying Heimdall was "pierced by a man's head" (a reference to his own sword? to a human head itself colliding with him?).”
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