Hrymr
Hrymr ( Old Norse ), also Hrym or Hrymir , is a giant in Norse mythology who appears in the Ragnarök . According to the Prose Edda he steers the death ship Naglfar , according to the Völuspá he fights the gods in arms . The meaning of his name is not clear.
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 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Snorri Sturluson: Prose-Edda, Gylfaginning . Chapter 51. (Citation of the prose Edda after Arnulf Krause: Die Edda des Snorri Sturluson. Philipp Reclam jun. Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 978-3-15-000782-2 )
- ↑ Lieder-Edda: Völuspá. Verse 50. (Citation of the Lieder-Edda after Arnulf Krause: Die Götter- und Heldenlieder der Älteren Edda. Philipp Reclam jun. Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 978-3-15-050047-7 )