Mímisbrunnr
nature_spirit underworld Norse single tradition · 1
Mímisbrunnr is a well located beneath one of the three roots of Yggdrasil, in the place where the primordial space of Ginnungagap once existed and where the frost jötnar now live. The well contains wisdom and intelligence. Odin (All-father) sought a drink from this well and had to pledge his eye as payment to obtain it.
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“beneath this root is Mímisbrunnr and that the well contains "wisdom and intelligence" and "the master of the well is called Mimir. He is full of learning because he drinks of the well from the horn Giallarhorn."”
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