Hǫfuð ("man-head,"
[Simek (2007:155).] Norwegian ''hoved'', Danish ''hoved'', Swedish ''huvud'' and Icelandic ''höfuð'') is the
sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed ti ...
of
Heimdallr
In Norse mythology, Heimdall (from Old Norse Heimdallr) is a god who keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky. He is attested as possessing forekno ...
. It's mentioned in ''
Gylfaginning'' chapter 26.
The ''
Skáldskaparmál'' also mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in its eighth chapter.
Notes
References
*
Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''.
D.S. Brewer
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. .
*Faulkes, Anthony (1982), edition of: Snorri Sturluson. ''Edda. Prologue and Gylfaginning.'' London: Viking Society for Northern Research. .
Mythological Norse weapons
Mythological swords
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