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]

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

Notes edit

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

References edit

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.

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[1] Simek (2007:155).

[2] Faulkes (1982:26).

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