Hǫfuð

Hǫfuð ("man-head",[1] Norwegian hoved, Danish hoved, Swedish huvud and Icelandic höfuð) is the sword of Heimdall. It is mentioned in Gylfaginning chapter 26.

Anthony Faulkes's edition:

Heimdalar sverð er kallat Hǫfuð.[2]

Arthur Brodeur's translation:

Heimdallr's sword is called Head.[1] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

The Skáldskaparmál also mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in its eighth chapter.

Notes

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  1. ^ Simek (2007:155).
  2. ^ Faulkes (1982:26).

References

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  • Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1.
  • Faulkes, Anthony (1982), edition of: Snorri Sturluson. Edda. Prologue and Gylfaginning. London: Viking Society for Northern Research. ISBN 0-903521-21-0.