Hrímnir ( Old Norse: [ˈhriːmnez̠]) is a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. He is the father of Hljód. [1]
The Old Norse name Hrímnir has been translated as 'frosty', [1] 'the one covered with hoarfrost', or 'the sooty one.' Probably intended to evoke the frost giants or hrímþursar (jǫtunn). [2] [3]
In the Völsunga saga, Hrímnir is mentioned as the father of Hljóð, who is sent by Frigg as a "wish-maid" to Rerir with the apple of fertility that will provide his wife offspring. [4] Hrímnir himself sends his daughter Hljóð to be the wife of one of the children, Völsung. [3]
Hrímnir is listed among the jǫtnar in the þulur section of the Prose Edda. [5] [6]
In Hyndluljóð (32), Hrímnir is the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr, [5] but that may be just for the purpose of alliteration. [2] He is also mentioned in Skírnismál (28), [2] probably as a typical jötunn. [7]
In Gríms saga loðinkinna, Hrímnir is the father of the giantesses Feima and Kleima; his wife's name is Hyrja. [8]
Scholars have argued that the story of Hrímnir in the Völsunga saga resembles that of Peredur in the Matter of Britain, and the modern folktale " The Sea-Maiden." [9]
Hrímnir ( Old Norse: [ˈhriːmnez̠]) is a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. He is the father of Hljód. [1]
The Old Norse name Hrímnir has been translated as 'frosty', [1] 'the one covered with hoarfrost', or 'the sooty one.' Probably intended to evoke the frost giants or hrímþursar (jǫtunn). [2] [3]
In the Völsunga saga, Hrímnir is mentioned as the father of Hljóð, who is sent by Frigg as a "wish-maid" to Rerir with the apple of fertility that will provide his wife offspring. [4] Hrímnir himself sends his daughter Hljóð to be the wife of one of the children, Völsung. [3]
Hrímnir is listed among the jǫtnar in the þulur section of the Prose Edda. [5] [6]
In Hyndluljóð (32), Hrímnir is the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr, [5] but that may be just for the purpose of alliteration. [2] He is also mentioned in Skírnismál (28), [2] probably as a typical jötunn. [7]
In Gríms saga loðinkinna, Hrímnir is the father of the giantesses Feima and Kleima; his wife's name is Hyrja. [8]
Scholars have argued that the story of Hrímnir in the Völsunga saga resembles that of Peredur in the Matter of Britain, and the modern folktale " The Sea-Maiden." [9]