This would mean that he was a much older figure than some other gods and creatures in Norse mythology. This is not uncommon in Old Norse, but in many cultures gold was specifically linked to the sun.
Further connections to the sun can be seen in the theory that Heimdall was once associated with rams. In many cultures, such as Egypt, ram-headed gods represented the sun.
Heimdall may have also risen from the sea. This is common with many dawn goddesses and early sun deities because the sun often rose over the water from the perspective of seaside communities. Although this domain was no longer entirely maintained, traces of it remained in the language. He was positioned as guardian of the Bifrost bridge, which was often depicted as a rainbow. The other god most closely linked to stories of the Bifrost was Thor, the thunder god, who swam through boiling water rather than walk across the Bifrost.
If Heimdall was once a sun god, these two would represent the sun and rain, the elements needed to make a rainbow appear. Another name Heimdall was sometimes known by was Rig.
This was not a poetic name or an alternative, however, but an alias. Like Odin, Heimdall sometimes went to Midgard in the guise of a human. When he did so, he used the name Rig. According to the legend, in the early days of humanity Heimdall took on the persona of Rig to see how mankind lived. He wandered the roads, staying with several families as he traveled. He enjoyed the custom of hospitality with each household for three nights before continuing on his way.
To each couple he stayed with he gave valuable advice on how to manage their properties and go about their labors. Outside of this custom, he also spent one of those nights with the wives of each household. Nine months later, three children were born. The first child, Thraell, was brutish and ugly.
He was strong and hearty and became the ancestor of free farmers and laborers. The third boy was Karl, the ancestor of warriors. He was a handsome boy who loved adventure, hunting, and fighting. Some years later, Jarl had a son of his own. Kon was not only a brave fighter like his father, but was also exceptionally wise and just. Rig reappeared that day and adopted his grandson as his own. He taught Kon to read and write runes before telling him to strike out and claim land of his own.
Kon became the ancestor of kings and chieftains. His descendants were not only great warriors, they were also wise and well-educated men. While many cultures made the domains of their gods quite clear, pagan Norse religion was often more obscure.
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Updated 9 April, - dhwty. Read Later Print. References Anon. The Poetic Edda. Login or Register in order to comment. TitanessWrites wrote on 10 November, - Permalink. Top New Stories. Human beings have always had a fascination with death. In some cultures, the dead are never left alone, but continue to interact with the living. For instance, some set up ancestor cults to The Thrymskvitha suggested that Heimdall, having seen the future, already knew what the outcome would be:.
The subterfuge worked. The blast would resound through the Nine Worlds and the gods would assemble for their final confrontation with the jotnar and Loki, who had been punished so severely for his betrayal of Baldur that he switched allegiances.
Heimdall was never featured prominently in the revival of Germanic and Northern European mythology that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. While Marvel invented numerous stories involving Heimdall, nearly all of them stayed true to his basic characteristics.
Heimdall could see and hear all that happened in the Nine Worlds, and served as both the watchman of Asgard and the guardian of the Bifrost, a rainbow bridge that connected Asgard to the other worlds. This version of the character was a heroic and essentially good figure whose sole mission was the protection of Asgard.
In the movies, Heimdall was portrayed by Idris Elba. With the anticipated arrival of the giants following the sounding of the horn by Heimdall, Heimdall would also be taking the warning sign upon himself since the arrival of the giants would also mean him facing off with the disloyal Loki.
Loki and Heimdall would eventually slay each other and sink to the sea as the world burned. And in an interesting twist of events, a feat only possible among the gods and not humankind or biological creatures in general, Heimdall was born from not one but at least 9 mothers.
This has been refuted by other scholars, though. Norse Legend holds that Heimdall, along with his sister, Sif, is born of 9 mothers that personified the sea. Heimdall has, therefore, been portrayed as one of the most powerful Aesir gods and protectors of Asgard. He has superhuman strength and that enthralling Asgardian durability, not to mention the extraordinarily acute senses extrasensory capabilities that allow him to see and feel leaves falling or to sense the essence of life throughout the Nine Words of Asgard.
He also has the power to focus on specific sensory pieces of information while also being able to block it all out if he chooses. In addition to resounding the horn, Gjallarhorn, Heimdall also wields shields, swords, and in few cases, actual Odin Power.
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