Heimdall facts for kids

Heimdall and Freyja

Heimdall (or Heimdallr) is one of the gods in Northern mythology. He is the guardian of the Bifröst Bridge. He was the son of nine different mothers and was called the White God.

Heimdall is the guardian of the gods. He will blow a horn, called the Gjallarhorn, if Asgard is in danger. His senses are so good that he can hear the grass grow and he can see to the end of the world. Heimdall could hear a leaf fall. He does not need any sleep at all.

Heimdall was said to be the last of the gods to die at Ragnarok when he and Loki would kill one another.

Images for kids

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  Heimdallr brings forth the gift of the gods to humanity (1907) by Nils Asplund

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  Heimdall blows Gjallarhorn in an 1895 illustration by Lorenz Frølich

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  Rig in Great-grandfather's Cottage (1908) by W. G. Collingwood

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  The cock Gullinkambi atop his head and the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst in the background, Heimdall blows into Gjallarhorn while holding a sword with a man's face on it (a reference to the "man's head" kenning). Illustration (1907) by J. T. Lundbye.

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  The Gosforth Cross panel often held to depict Heimdall with Gjallarhorn

See also

In Spanish: Heimdal para niños