Mímir
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thumb|A 19th century depiction of Odin finding Mímir's beheaded body ([[Poetic Edda by Erik Brate)]]
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- Part of
- Norse mythology
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Sinmara
- Image
- Oden vid Mims lik.jpg
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- member of
- Æsir
- Commons category
- Mímir
- cause of death
- decapitation
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- from narrative universe
- Norse mythology
- present in work
- Heimskringla
- P8168
- Juan Pablo Caffa
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Attestations
- ''Poetic Edda''
- ''Prose Edda''
- ''Heimskringla''
- Theories
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Sources
thumb|A 19th century depiction of Odin finding Mímir's beheaded body ([[Poetic Edda by Erik Brate)]]
Mímir or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology, renowned for his knowledge and wisdom, who is beheaded during the Æsir–Vanir War. Afterward, the god Odin carries around Mímir's head and it recites secret knowledge and counsels him.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mímir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.