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Gjallar

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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in Scandinavian mythology, the horn of Heimdall, the guardian of the rainbow bridge by which the gods pass and repass between earth and heaven. This horn had to be blown whenever a stranger approached the bridge.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Gjallar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/gjallar.html. 1910.
 
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