According to the Prose Edda, the bridge ends in heaven at Himinbjörg, the residence of the god Heimdallr, who guards it from the jötnar.

Heimdallr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material ; in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; in the poetry of skalds ; and on an Old Norse runic inscription found in England.

With the onset of Ragnarök, Loki is foretold to slip free from his bonds and to fight against the gods among the forces of the jötnar, at which time he will encounter the god Heimdallr and the two will slay each other.

The realm was said to have been formed from the flesh and blood of Ymir, his flesh constituting the land and his blood the oceans, and was connected to Asgard by the Bifröst, guarded by Heimdallr.

The poem starts with the völva requesting silence from " the sons of Heimdallr " ( human beings ) and asking Odin whether he wants her to recite ancient lore.

To drink from the well, he uses the Gjallarhorn, a drinking horn which shares its name with the sounding horn used by Heimdallr intended to announce the onset of Ragnarök.

The Nine Mothers of Heimdallr are attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; in the poetry of skalds ; and possibly also in a poem in the Poetic Edda, a book of poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material.

The god Heimdallr stands before the rainbow bridge while blowing a horn ( 1905 ) by Emil Doepler.

Heimdallr brings forth the gift of the gods to mankind ( 1907 ) by Nils Asplund

Image: Heimdallr and valkyries by Frølich. jpg | A depiction of valkyries encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla ( 1906 ) by Lorenz Frølich.

An illustration of valkyries encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla ( 1906 ) by Lorenz Frølich

Heimdallr Lifted by the Nine Wave Maidens ( 1882 ) by Karl Ehrenberg depicts Heimdallr's mothers as " wave maidens "

After the god Heimdallr awakens all the gods by blowing his horn Gjallarhorn, they will assemble at a thing, Odin will ride to the well Mímisbrunnr and consult Mímir on behalf of himself and his people, the world tree Yggdrasil will shake, and then the Æsir and the einherjar will don their war gear.

An illustration of valkyries encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla ( 1906 ) by Lorenz Frølich.

* Heimdall ( voiced by Teryl Rothery, who also played Dr. Janet Fraiser ) An Asgard scientist based on the Heimdallr of Norse mythology.

Heimdallr blows into Gjallarhorn in an 1895 illustration by Lorenz Frølich

The single mention of Gjallarhorn by name occurs in the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá, wherein a völva foresees the events of Ragnarök and the role in which Heimdallr and Gjallarhorn will play at its onset ; Heimdallr will raise his horn and blow loudly.

* An obscure myth understood by Snorri Sturluson to deal with a competition between Loki and Heimdallr for Brísingamen.

The Scandinavian god Heimdallr performs an analogous function: he is born first and will die last.

Her stepchildren are Thor, Hermóðr, Heimdallr, Týr, Bragi, Víðarr, Váli, Skjöldur, and Höðr.

In Norse mythology, Heimdallr is a god who possesses the resounding horn Gjallarhorn, owns the golden-maned horse Gulltoppr, has gold teeth, and is the son of Nine Mothers.

Heimdallr is attested as possessing foreknowledge, keen eyesight and hearing, is described as " the whitest of the gods ", and keeps watch for the onset of Ragnarök while drinking fine mead in his dwelling Himinbjörg, located where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets heaven.

Heimdallr is said to be the originator of social classes among mankind, once regained Freyja's treasured possession Brísingamen while doing battle in the shape of a seal with Loki, and Heimdallr and Loki are foretold to kill one another during the events of Ragnarök.

Heimdallr is additionally referred to as Hallinskiði, Gullintanni, and Vindlér or Vindhlér.

Heimdallr also appears as Heimdalr and Heimdali.

Heimdallr may be connected to Mardöll, one of Freyja's names.

Heimdallr and its variants are sometimes modernly anglicized as Heimdall ( with the nominative-r dropped ) or Heimdal.

Heimdallr is attested as having three other names ; Hallinskiði, Gullintanni, and Vindlér or Vindhlér.

A lead spindle whorl bearing an Old Norse Younger Futhark inscription that mentions Heimdallr was discovered in Saltfleetby, England on September 1, 2010.

On the inscription, the god Heimdallr is mentioned alongside the god Odin and Þjálfi, a name of one of the god Thor's servants.

Regarding the inscription reading, John Hines of Cardiff University comments that there is " quite an essay to be written over the uncertainties of translation and identification here ; what are clear, and very important, are the names of two of the Norse gods on the side, Odin and Heimdallr, while Þjalfi ( masculine, not the feminine in-a ) is the recorded name of a servant of the god Thor.

In the Poetic Edda, Heimdallr is attested in six poems ; Völuspá, Grímnismál, Lokasenna, Þrymskviða, Rígsþula, and Hrafnagaldr Óðins.

Heimdallr is mentioned thrice in Völuspá.

The god Heimdallr says that Loki is drunk and witless, and asks Loki why he won't stop speaking.

Loki tells Heimdallr to be silent, that he was fated a " hateful life ," that Heimdallr must always have a muddy back, and serve as watchman of the gods.

At the thing, the god Heimdallr puts forth the suggestion that, in place of Freyja, Thor should be dressed as the bride, complete with jewels, women's clothing down to his knees, a bridal head-dress, and the necklace Brísingamen.

For many nights afterward, the idea of her having been so close to me in that imagined bed would return and fill me with obscure and painful desires, would cause me to lie awake in shame, tossing with irresolution, longing to fall into a deep sleep.

This is well evidenced by the Quietist doctrines carried over in Zen: the idea of the inward turning of thought, the enjoinder to put aside desires and perturbations so that a return to purity, peace, and stillness -- a union with the Infinite, with the Tao -- could be effected.

In order to re-ascend and return to the " original, true self ", practitioners of Falun Gong are therefore supposed to assimilate themselves to the qualities of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance, let go of " attachments and desires " and suffer to repay karma.

Charles wants to return to college, but the mismanaged family business needs him, and he puts off his own desires to safeguard the jobs of the many employees and to restore the family fortune.

In the other version, it is Caunus who instigates the incest, but Byblis still seems to return his affection ; Caunus then leaves home before he can lose control over his desires, and Byblis, after a long search for him, makes a noose of her garment and hangs herself.

Affection and fondness exist only as a disposition towards another person, irrespective of whether those feelings are reciprocated, whereas limerence deeply desires return, but it remains unaltered whether it's returned or not.

The eventual Munich settlement, though humiliating to many in the British government, while hugely popular around the world, was short of Hitler's desires ( and of Chamberlain's proposed concessions ) and increased Hitler's determination to return to destroy Czechoslovakia in the spring.

The computer transmits sensory data to the participant, reads and responds to their desires and actions in return ; in this manner they interact with the simulated world and receive feedback from it.

According to Confucius, a person with a well-cultivated sense of ren would: speak carefully and modestly ( Analects 12. 3 ); be resolute and firm ( Analects 12. 20 ); be courageous ( Analects 14. 4 ); be free from worry, unhappiness, and insecurity ( Analects 9. 28 ; 6. 21 ); moderate their desires and return to propriety ( Analects 12. 1 ); be respectful, tolerant, diligent, trustworthy, and kind ( Analects 17. 6 ); and, would love others ( Analects 12. 22 ).

Ben's willpower held out against the symbiote's murderous desires long enough for him to return it to Ravencroft.

Upon selling the team to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank in September 2004, it was announced that the franchise would return to the downtown Philips Arena for the 2005 season in response to fan desires as expressed in a poll.

Commercial broadcasters and other content providers serving the US market are constrained from adopting advanced interactive technologies because they must serve the desires of their customers, earn a level of return on investment for their investors, and are dependent on the penetration of interactive technology into viewers ' homes.

He attracts Leonella's desires but does not return them.

Corellon desires to protect and preserve the elven race, return to his people their lost artistic heritage, and to thwart the schemes of the drow and the orcs.

Overwhelmed by the sudden influx of heavy responsibilities and his major leap in martial arts prowess, Xuzhu desires to detach himself from all these duties and return to his former monastic life.

Others, on the contrary, consider them to have been misguided ascetics, who strove to extirpate carnal desires by a return to simpler manners, and by the abolition of marriage.

" The desires of Her Highness Empress of Russia the Great, ally of Rzeczpospolita Commonwealth, are and were no other than by using her armies to return to Rzeczpospolita and Poles the freedoms, and especially security and happiness to all citizens "

House al-Malik is focused on economic enterprises, but have acquired some territory and have often succeeded at manipulating enemies to their advantage ; some claim that House al-Malik desires a return to the republican government of old, but the house turns a blind eye to the slave trade that has helped them thrive.

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Soon more of his former pets return to him as guardian angels, and each desires to be his favorite.

Shortly after arriving in England, the grief-stricken Mr. Winkfield desires to return to Virginia, but intends for Unca Eliza to remain in England to finish her education.

She desires to return to England when she is twenty-four, so she purchases a sloop and assembles a crew for the journey.

However, he would only serve in the capacity for seven months, citing his desires to return home.