Bilskirnir
Bilskirnir ( an . Bilskírnir ) is one of the palaces of gods in Asgard and the residence of the god Thor in Norse mythology . It has 540 rooms and as many gates. According to the description in the Snorra Edda ( Gylfaginning , 21) the palace is in Thrúdheim .
“
I know five hundred rooms and four times ten in Bilskirnir's building.
Of all the houses that have roofs,
I believe my son is the biggest. "
- Edda , Grímnismál , verse 24
Others
The name of the spaceship Beliskner of Asgard Thor in the series Stargate SG-1 is based on Bilskirnir.
literature
- Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X .