Ím (also Imr) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the son of Vafthrudnir. [1]
The Old Norse name Ím has been translated as 'dust' (compare with Norw. īm 'smell', Far. ím 'soot [on a kettle]'; also Icel. ima 'heat', Swed. imme 'steam'). [2]
According to the stanza 5 of the poem Vafthrudnismal from the Poetic Edda:
Ím is also mentioned in a list of giants in the Skaldskaparmal section of the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson.
Ím (also Imr) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the son of Vafthrudnir. [1]
The Old Norse name Ím has been translated as 'dust' (compare with Norw. īm 'smell', Far. ím 'soot [on a kettle]'; also Icel. ima 'heat', Swed. imme 'steam'). [2]
According to the stanza 5 of the poem Vafthrudnismal from the Poetic Edda:
Ím is also mentioned in a list of giants in the Skaldskaparmal section of the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson.