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Eikthyrner

Cosmic hart standing over Valhal whose horn-drops source the rivers flowing through Hvergelmer.

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Eikthyrner is a cosmic hart attested in the Prose Edda. He stands over Valhal biting branches of the same tree from which drops flow from his horns into Hvergelmer, sourcing many rivers: "Sid, Vid, Sekin, Ekin, Svol, Gunthro, Fjorm, Fimbulthul, Gipul, Gopul, Gomul and Geirvimul, all of which fall about the abodes of the asas" (Prose Edda, Life In Valhal).

  • Prose Edda — Life In Valhal (1 citation)