Sökkmímir
Appearance
SökkmímirorSøkkmímirwas ajötunnwho appears in two sources fromNorse mythology,suggesting that he was once a well-knownjötunninScandinavia.
InGrímnismál,stanza 50, it appears thatOdinkilled thejötunn:
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He notably appears inYnglingatal,where subterranean abodes ofjötnarare calledSökkmímir's halls:
Notes[edit]
- ^Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages
- ^Bellow's translation
- ^"Benjamin Thorpe's translation".Archived fromthe originalon 2005-11-04.Retrieved2006-11-03.
- ^"Ynglinga sagaatNorrøne Tekster og Kvad".Archived fromthe originalon 2005-12-31.Retrieved2006-11-03.
- ^A second online presentation ofYnglingatal
- ^Laing's translation at the Internet Sacred Text Archive
- ^Laing's translation at NorthvegrArchived2007-03-11 at theWayback Machine