Bilskirnir
Sign in to saveBilskirnir (Old Norse "lightning-crack") is the hall of the god Thor in Norse mythology. Here he lives with his wife Sif and their children. According to Grímnismál, the hall is the greatest of buildings and contains 540 rooms, located in Asgard, as are all the dwellings of the gods, in the kingdom of Þrúðheimr (or Þrúðvangar according to Gylfaginning and Ynglinga saga).
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- Part of
- Norse mythology
- Owned by
- Thor
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- described by source
- Poetic Edda
- present in work
- Grímnismál
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Bilskirnir (an. Bilskírnir) ist in der nordischen Mythologie einer der Götterpaläste in Asgard und der Wohnsitz des Gottes Thor. Er umfasst 540 Räume und ebenso viele Tore. Laut Beschreibung in der Snorra-Edda (Gylfaginning, 21) steht der Palast in Thrúdheim. „Fünfhundert Gemächer und viermal zehnWeiß ich in Bilskirnirs Bau.Von allen Häusern, die Dächer haben,Glaub ich meines Sohns das größte.“ – Edda, Grímnismál, Strophe 24
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