Hǫfuð
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Hǫfuð ("man-head,"[1] Norwegian hoved, Danish hoved, Swedish huvud and Icelandic höfuð) is the sword of Heimdall. It's 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.
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References
- 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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