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Mímir

deity forest Norse single tradition · 4

Mímir is one of the Æsir. In Ynglinga saga, Mímir was exchanged as a hostage from the Æsir with Njörðr, Freyr and Kvasir from the Vanir.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
900 CE
Attested period
900 – 1199
Historical notes
Mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus in the late 12th century.

Relationships

enemy of
Kvasir, Njörðr, Freyr
allied with
Hœnir, Oðinn
co occurs with
Baldr, Einherjar, Fenrir, Heimdallr, áss
teacher of
Høtherus, Odin
serves
Mímisbrunnr

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. *ansu-
  2. Baldr
  3. Einherjar
  4. Mímisbrunnr

Source passages

“This conflict between the gods occurred long in the past and in Ynglinga saga ends with the exchange of Hœnir and Mímir as hostages from the Æsir with Njörðr, Freyr and Kvasir from the Vanir.”

#2784 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Óðinn will ride to the well Mímisbrunnr and consult Mímir on behalf of himself and his people, the world tree Yggdrasil will shake, and then the Æsir and the einherjar will don their war gear.”

#38389 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Mímir drinks from the wellspring every morning... Odin exchanged one of his eyes for wisdom from Mimir, guardian of the well”

#38479 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5