Hǫfuð
Hǫfuð (means "man-head"[1]) is the sword of Heimdall. It's mentioned in Gylfaginning chapter 26.
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Anthony Faulkes's edition:
- Heimdalar sverð er kallat Hǫfuð.[2]
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Arthur Brodeur's translation:
- Heimdallr's sword is called Head.[1]
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And Skáldskaparmál mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in chapter 8.
Notes
- ^ Simek (2007:155).
- ^ Faulkes (1982:26).
References
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0859915131.
- Faulkes, Anthony (1982), edition of: Snorri Sturluson. Edda. Prologue and Gylfaginning. London: Viking Society for Northern Research. ISBN 0903521210.
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