Sæhrímnir
Sæhrímnir is a nightly resurrecting beast that the einherjar eat their fill of in Valhalla. The text does not describe the animal's form or any other traits.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced by Þjóðólfr of Hvinir c. 900 CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Andhrímnir, Eikþyrnir, Heiðrún, Vafþrúðnir, Oðinn, Þrúðr, Skögul, Hildr, Skeggjöld, Hlökk, Herfjötur, Göll, Geirahöð, Randgríð, Ráðgríð, Reginleif, valkyries, Geri, Freki, Odin, Huginn, Muninn, Hildisvíni, Gullinbursti
- allied with
- Einherjar
- serves
- Einherjar
Mentioned by
- Heiðrún
- Vafþrúðnir
- Oðinn
- Þrúðr
- Skögul
- Hildr
- Skeggjöld
- Hlökk
- Herfjötur
- Göll
- Geirahöð
- Randgríð
- Ráðgríð
- Reginleif
- valkyries
- Geri
and 6 more
Sources
Source passages
“However, High adds that food is not a problem because there will never be too many people in Valhalla that the meat of Sæhrímnir (which he calls a boar) cannot sufficiently feed. High says that Sæhrímnir is cooked every day by the cook Andhrímnir in the pot Eldhrimnir, and is again whole every evening.”
#38382 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“High describes there are never too many to feed in Valhalla, for they feast from Sæhrímnir (here described as a boar), and this beast is cooked every day and is again whole every night. Grímnismál stanza 18 is recounted.”
#38645 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Sæhrímnir - Boar killed and eaten each night in Valhöll”
#41323 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001