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Definition of Heimdall

1. Noun. (Norse mythology) god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heimdall

Literary usage of Heimdall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Christian Names by Charlotte Mary Yonge (1863)
"HeimdalL The porter of Valhall is heimdall, the son of nine sisters, ... When the powers of evil break loose, heimdall will rouse the gods to their last ..."

2. Teutonic Mythology by Jacob Grimm, James Steven Stallybrass (1882)
"... if it does not die out altogether. To a great extent they are those of whom the North itself has little or nothing to tell in later times. 1. (heimdall. ..."

3. A Manual of Scandinavian Mythology: Containing a Popular Account of the Two by Grenville Pigott, Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1839)
"heimdall needed less sleep than a bird, and could see a hundred miles round him, by night as well as by day. No sound could escape him: he heard the grass ..."

4. Myths of Northern Lands: Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Hélène Adeline Guerber (1895)
"heimdall. ODIN was once walking along the seashore when he beheld nine ... was very happy indeed when they simultaneously bore him a son called heimdall. ..."

5. The Mythology of the Aryan Nations by George William Cox (1887)
"The Lord Hellenic Iris is represented by heimdall in the mythology of Himin- of northern Europe. ..."

6. Northern Antiquities: Or, A Description of the Manners, Customs, Religion by Paul Henri Mallet, Thomas Percy, Johann Göransson (1809)
"... and powerful JL Deity, who is called heimdall. He is the fori of nine Virgins, who are lifters. ..."

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