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
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- Thor
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- described by source
- Poetic Edda
- present in work
- Grímnismál
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En la mitología nórdica, Bilskirnir, también Bilskírnir, era el palacio-residencia de Thor. Aquí es donde reside junto con su esposa Sif y sus hijos. Está localizado en Thrúdvangar o Thrúdheim en Asgard, así como el resto de las moradas de los dioses. Uno de los kenningar utilizados para nombrar a Thor por Snorri Sturluson era "dueño de Bilskírnir".
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