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eyes of the eagle that sits in the limbs of the world tree Yggdrasil. Habrok is the best of hawks, according to Grimnismal.
Heaven In Norse mythology, the place above everything else, even above the realm of the gods. Heaven is also known as the sky above the Earth, the place where the Sun and Moon have reign, or the place opposite of the earth: heavenly as opposed to earthly.
The word hymin or himin in Old Norse means“ Heaven,” as in Himinbjorg, which was the dwelling of Heimdall and means“ cliffs of Heaven.” Himinbjorg stood at Heaven’ s edge according to Snorri Sturluson.
Himinvanger, which means“ Heaven’ s field,” was an imaginary place, according to the Poetic Edda. The name of one of the daughters of the sea god Aegir, Himinglaefa, means“ transparent,” or“ that through which one can see Heaven,” and refers to looking up through the water.
Heid( Gleaming One; Wise One) A name often used for a wise woman or seeress. In Voluspa,
The goat Heidrun. From the 18th-century Icelandic manuscript SÁM 66, in the care of the Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland. the first work in the Codex Regius of the Poetic
Edda, the witch Gullweig, who was perhaps a Vanir goddess, is called Heid.
Heid is also the name given by the Norse people to the women who visit people’ s homes to perform magic. It occurs frequently in the sagas of Iceland used in this way. Some scholars suggest Heid may also mean witch.
Heidrun( HeiÐrun; Heithrun) The goat who nibbled the leaves of Laerad, the tree of Valhalla. From her udders came an unending flow of mead. Heidrun is included in the list of the creatures of the world of the gods presented in the poem
Griminismal. Snorri Sturluson adds to Heidrun’ s story in
Gylfaginning, explaining that her mead nourishes the fallen human heroes who fight every day in Valhalla and who are fed on the meat from the magical boar Saehrimnir.
Heimdall An Aesir god, known as the Watchman of the Gods. Heimdall was mysteriously born of nine mothers and the god Odin. Heimdall was tall and handsome, with a dazzling smile. He was sometimes called the god of light, the shining god, or the white god. Traveling under the name Rig, Heimdall conceived three sons, the ancestors of the three classes of human society.
Heimdall had a wonderful horn called Gjallarhorn, whose blast could be heard all over the Nine Worlds. Heimdall blew Gjallarhorn at Ragnarok, the end of the world. His horse was Gulltop( Golden Tuft), and his sword was Hofund. He lived in a fortress-like hall called Himinbjorg( Cliffs of Heaven).
Heimdall had amazing abilities. His eyesight was so sharp that he could see for 100 miles all around him. Some said he could see even farther or that he had“ second sight” that allowed him to see into the future. It is certain that he saw all the comings and goings of those who crossed Bilrost, the Rainbow Bridge that led from Asgard, the home of the gods, to midgard( Middle Earth).
Heimdall spotted sly Loki from afar, after the trickster god had stolen Freya’ s necklace and escaped with it into the sea, where he changed himself into a sleek seal. Heimdall, too, was able to change his shape. He dived, seal-like, into the water, barking and nipping. Heimdall vanquished Loki and took the necklace back to Freya. He and Loki were enemies from then on and in the end would kill each other at Ragnarok.