Hǫfuð
Hǫfuð ("man-head,"[1] Norwegian hoved, Danish hoved, Swedish huvud and Icelandic höfuð) is the sword of Heimdallr. It's mentioned in Gylfaginning chapter 26.
Anthony Faulkes's edition:
- Heimdalar sverð er kallat Hǫfuð.[2]
Arthur Brodeur's translation:
The Skáldskaparmál also mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in its eighth chapter.
Notes
- Simek (2007:155).
- Faulkes (1982:26).
References
- 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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