Sökkmímir

Sökkmímir

Sökmímir or "Søkkmímir" was a jotun who appears in two sources from Norse mythology, suggesting that he was once a well-known giant in Scandinavia.

In "Grímnismál", stanza 50, it appears that Odin killed the giant:

He notably appears in "Ynglingatal", where subterranean abodes of giants are called "Sökkmímir's halls":

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