Games start on October 4th - sign-up today! Schach details that "Heimdallar hljóð has aroused much speculation. He wakens all the gods who then hold an assembly. These kennings include "Mím's friend" (for "Odin") in three places, "mischief-Mímir" (a kenning for "jötunn"),[6] and among a list of names for jötunn. After his explanation, High quotes the stanza involving Odin and the well from Völuspá.
High details that Yggdrasil has three roots. [citation needed] "[8], In chapter 15 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, the enthroned figure High tells Gangleri (described as king Gylfi in disguise) about Yggdrasil. Stanza 28 references Odin's sacrifice of his eye to Mímir's Well, and states that Mímir drinks mead every morning "from the Father of the Slain's [Odin] wager. One of the wisest gods in Norse mythology is Mimir. You'll be sent an email every week telling you who you are playing, and then you can choose to play your games whenever suits you via Zoom. Stanza 46 describes that, in reference to Ragnarök, the "sons" of Mím are at play while "fate burns" (though no further information about these "sons" has survived), that the god Heimdallr blows the Gjallarhorn, and that Mímir's severed head gives co… "[5], In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Mímir's name appears in various kennings. According to Rydberg, the byname Sinmara ("sinew-maimir") refers to "Mímir-Niðhad"'s "queen ordering Völund's hamstrings to be cut".[11]. Snorri seems to have confused this word with gjallarhorn, but there is otherwise no attestation of the use of hljóð in the sense of 'horn' in Icelandic. All the games are played using the MIMIR format. We'll be happy to answer any questions you've got. [3] Elsewhere in the poem, the völva mentions a scenario involving the hearing or horn (depending on translation of the Old Norse noun hljóð—bolded for the purpose of illustration) of the god Heimdallr: Scholar Paul Schach comments that the stanzas in this section of Voluspa are "all very mysterious and obscure, as it was perhaps meant to be". [8] The head of Mímir is again mentioned in chapter 7 in connection with Odin, where Odin is described as keeping Mímir's head with him and that it divulged information from other worlds. All-father went there and asked for a single drink from the well, but he did not get one until he placed his eye as a pledge." High explains that, beneath this root is Mímisbrunnr and that the well contains "wisdom and intelligence" and "the master of the well is called Mimir. Die Mythen um Mimir stammen aus unterschiedlichen Quellen der altnordischen Literatur, doch im Kern sind sie bereits im ältesten Text der Lieder-Edda, der Völuspá, enthalten, dessen Wurzeln noch bis in vorchristliche Zeit reichen. [7], Mímir is mentioned in chapters 4 and 7 of the saga Ynglinga Saga, as collected in Heimskringla. [9], On the basis of Hávamál 140 – where Odin learns nine magic songs from the unnamed brother of his mother Bestla – some scholars have theorized that Bestla's brother may in fact be Mímir, who is then Odin's maternal uncle. Afterward, the god Odin carries around Mímir's head and it recites secret knowledge and counsel to him.
In the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, a völva recounts to Odin that she knows that Odin once placed one of his eyes in Mímisbrunnr as a pledge, and that Mímir drinks from the well every morning: Mímir is mentioned in the Poetic Edda poems Völuspá and Sigrdrífumál. The two sides meet and exchanged hostages. Mímir's name appears in the names of the well Mímisbrunnr, and the names Mímameiðr and Hoddmímis holt, which scholars generally consider to be names for Yggdrasil. Snorri states that the two sides eventually tired of the war and both agree to meet to establish a truce. He gained Omniscience due to the waters that flow from Yggdrasill. In chapter 15 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, as owner of his namesake well, Mímir himself drinks from it and gains great knowledge. Various scholars have read this as "hearing" rather than "horn". Examples include Rydberg (1886:176), Bellows (1923:92) and Puhvel (1989:212). "[8] Subsequently, the Vanir suspected they had been cheated in the exchange by the Æsir, so they seized Mimir and beheaded him and sent the head to Asgard. Our third league will be bigger and better than ever. [1] For example, scholar Rudolf Simek renders the name as meaning 'the rememberer, the wise one'.[2]. It's as simple as that. [1], In turn, scholars note that the names Mímir and Mim are therefore likely ultimately related to the modern English word 'memory' and its associated concepts. Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway, Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, Mythological Norse people, items and places, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mímir&oldid=956743069, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
However, the most generally accepted etymology among philologists is that Mímir stems from a reduplication of the Proto-Indo-European verb *(s)mer-, meaning 'to think, recall, reflect, worry over' (compare Sanskrit smárati, Avestan hi-šmaraiti, Ancient Greek mermaírō, Gothic maúrnan). Scholars have proposed that Bestla may be Mímir's sister, and therefore Mímir would be Odin's uncle.
Stanzas 20 and 24 of the poem Fjölsvinnsmál refer to Yggdrasil as Mímameiðr. [9], Edda Sæmundar Hinns Frôða: The Edda of Sæmund the Learned, Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mímisbrunnr&oldid=950088455, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 April 2020, at 04:55. He is the son of the jotünn Bölþorn, … If you want any more information then feel free to email us. In addition, the Prose Edda relates that the water of the well contains much wisdom, and that Odin sacrificed one of his eyes to the well in exchange for a drink. [10], In the theories of Viktor Rydberg, Mímir's wife is Sinmara, named in the poem Fjölsvinnsmal. We think it's the fairest and most exciting way for individuals to play quiz, and once you've tried it, you'll agree. Mímisbrunnr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. The ash Yggdrasil shakes, and nothing, whether in heaven or on earth, is without fear. Chapter 51 relates that, with the onset of Ragnarök, "Heimdall stands up and blows the Gjallarhorn with all his strength.
It is home to Mimir once one of the wisest of the Asgardians. Stanza 28 references Odin's sacrifice of his eye to Mímir's Well, and states that Mímir drinks mead every morning "from the Father of the Slain's [Odin] wager." He is full of learning because he drinks of the well from the horn Giallarhorn. If you want to hear about when the next league is starting and how to get involved, please enter your details in the form provided. Mímir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson of Iceland, and in euhemerized form as one of the Æsir in Heimskringla, also written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. The single mention in stanza 14 of Sigrdrífumál is also a reference to Mímir's speaking, decollated head. To drink from the well, he uses the Gjallarhorn, a drinking horn which shares its name with the sounding horn used by Heimdallr intended to announce the onset of Ragnarök. "[3] Stanza 46 describes that, in reference to Ragnarök, the "sons" of Mím are at play while "fate burns" (though no further information about these "sons" has survived),[4] that the god Heimdallr blows the Gjallarhorn, and that Mímir's severed head gives counsel to Odin. In chapter 4, Snorri presents a euhemerized account of the Æsir-Vanir War. In Völuspá, Mímir is mentioned in two stanzas. In Norse mythology, Mímisbrunnr (Old Norse "Mímir's well"[1]) is a well associated with the being Mímir, located beneath the world tree Yggdrasil. He was transformed by Odin into a fiery disembodied head. Vanaheimr are described as having sent to Asgard their best men: Njörðr—described as wealthy—and his son Freyr in exchange for Asaland's Hœnir—described here as large, handsome, and thought of by the people of Vanaheimr well suited to be a chieftain. Odin took the head of Mímir, embalmed it with herbs so that it would not rot, and spoke charms over it, which gave it the power to speak to him and reveal to him secrets. [7], Scholar Carolyne Larrington comments that if "hearing" rather than "horn" is understood to appear in this stanza, the stanza indicates that Heimdall, like Odin, has left a body part in the well; his ear. This page was last edited on 15 May 2020, at 02:03. The proper names Mímir and Mim present difficulties for historical linguists. One of these roots reaches to where the primordial space of Ginnungagap once existed and where now the frost jötnar live. Dort steht Odin mit Mimirs Haupt auf einem Berg, d… Odin now rides to Mimir's Well, seeking council for both himself and his followers.