Heimdall – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Heimdall the watcher was a Norse deity of the Aesir tribe, a god of keen eyesight and hearing who stood ready to sound the Gjallarhorn at the beginning of Ragnarök. From what little evidence has survived, Heimdall appears to have been a protector of the deities and a guardian of the passages to and from the Nine Realms. For his alleged role in ...
Bifrost - Mythopedia
2023年3月11日 · Ever-vigilant Heimdall, an Aesir god with keen eyesight, guarded the entrances to the bridge, and stood ready to sound the Gjallarhorn should enemies slip by. According to the prophecies of Ragnarok, Heimdall would blow the Gjallarhorn when the armies of the jotunn invaded Asgard, and the Bifrost would crumble in the ensuing battle.
Norse Gods – Mythopedia
2022年11月29日 · The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers. They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in …
Poetic Edda: Rigsthula (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The fourteenth (or late thirteenth) century annotator identifies Rig with Heimdall, but there is nothing in the poem itself, and very little anywhere else, to warrant this, and it seems likely that the poet had Othin, and not Heimdall, in mind, his purpose being to trace the origin of the royal estate to the chief of the gods.
Poetic Edda: Voluspo (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Fast move the sons of Mim, and fate Is heard in the note of the Gjallarhorn; Loud blows Heimdall, the horn is aloft, In fear quake all who on Hel-roads are. [42] Yggdrasil shakes, and shiver on high The ancient limbs, and the giant is loose; To the head of Mim does Othin give heed, But the kinsman of Surt shall slay him soon.
Thor – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · Other half-brothers included Tyr, Heimdall, Bragi, and Hodr. Wood carved illustration from Olaus Magnus's A Description of the Northern Peoples (published in Rome, 1555). The illustration pictures the three main gods of the Norse: Frigg on the left, Thor seated on the throne in the center, and an armored Odin on the right.
Baldur – Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · These half-brothers included Thor, Vidarr, Tyr, Heimdall, Hermod, and Bragi. Another half-brother, Váli, was conceived by Odin and the giantess Rindr after Baldur’s death in order to avenge him. Another half-brother, Váli, was conceived by Odin and the giantess Rindr after Baldur’s death in order to avenge him.
Poetic Edda: Lokasenna (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Loki spake: “Be silent, Heimdall! in days long since Was an evil fate for thee fixed; With back held stiff must thou ever stand, As warder of heaven to watch.” Skathi spake: “Light art thou, Loki, but longer thou mayst not In freedom flourish thy tail; On the rocks the gods bind thee with bowels torn Forth from thy frost-cold son.”
Jotunheim - Mythopedia
2022年12月8日 · The gods found this proposition unacceptable. As they debated alternative ways to retrieve the hammer, Heimdall hatched a scheme: dressed as Freya and her handmaiden, Thor and Loki would sneak into Jotunheim and take back the hammer. After much convincing, Thor reluctantly donned the bridal veil and the gods made haste to Jotunheim:
Midgard – Mythopedia
2022年12月29日 · Midgard was the middle of Norse mythology’s Nine Realms, and the home of humankind. The halfway point between the chaos of Jotunheim and the order of Asgard, it was a common battleground for gods and monsters.