Heimdal, Heimdallr, Heimdall, Scandinavian pantheon viking pagan asatru heathen god and goddess norse gods altar mythology wood sculpture

Description

Dimensions: 9 inches (23 cmc tall).
Material: Oak wood.
Handmade.

DEAR BUYERS, PLEASE NOTE:

1. Each statue is unique, and will be slightly different from the one presented on the photo.

2. This statue will be carved and shipped by the order in 14-20 days.

Heimdall the watcher was a Norse deity of the Aesir tribe, a god of keen eyesight and hearing who stood ready to sound the Gjallarhorn at the beginning of Ragnarök. From what little evidence has survived, Heimdall appears to have been a protector of the deities and a guardian of the passages to and from the Nine Worlds. For his alleged role in granting wisdom and social order, he was also regarded as a father and patron to human beings.

He had teeth of gold, and was said to have had nine mothers, sea giants from among the jötnar. These multiple mothers were likely a reference to the Nine Worlds over which he kept watch. In any case, Heimdall appears to have been associated with the sea, gold, roosters, and rams.