The Poetic Edda on Mim
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
attestation: Mim is associated with the location Hel.
"46. 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."
attestation: Mim is associated with the object Gjallarhorn.
"46. 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."
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Introductory Note
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Mim, Brimir.
"14. On the mountain he stood | with Brimir's sword, On his head the helm he bore; Then first the head | of Mim spoke forth, And words of truth it told.
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"14. On the mountain he stood | with Brimir's sword, On his head the helm he bore; Then first the head | of Mim spoke forth, And words of truth it told.
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