August
11
/ 2020
The god who transcends even Odin’s power, Mimir (or sometimes called Mim) is remembered throughout Norse mythology as the oracular head from which the two races of gods, the Aesir and Vanir, seek knowledge. Most significantly, Odin’s visit to Mimir to gain the power of the runes is the story most frequently highlighted by philologists and historians. However, though he is well known for his ethereal wisdom and namesake well at the foot of Yggdrasil, the tree of life, Mimir’s story begins long before Odin visits him for the secrets of the world. Mimir and the Aesir-Vanir War Believed to be of a race of giants whose birth preceded the gods during the creation of the world, Mimir is considered
