Hrímnir
Norse mythical character
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Hrímnir (Old Norse: [ˈhriːmnez̠]) is a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. He is the father of Hljód.[1]
Name
Attestations
In the Völsunga saga, Hrímnir is mentioned as the father of Hljóð, who is sent by Frigg as a "wish-maid" to Rerir with the apple of fertility that will provide his wife offspring.[4] Hrímnir himself sends his daughter Hljóð to be the wife of one of the children, Völsung.[3]
Hrímnir is listed among the jǫtnar in the þulur section of the Prose Edda.[5][6]
In Hyndluljóð (32), Hrímnir is the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr,[5] but that may be just for the purpose of alliteration.[2] He is also mentioned in Skírnismál (28),[2] probably as a typical jötunn.[7]
In Gríms saga loðinkinna, Hrímnir is the father of the giantesses Feima and Kleima; his wife's name is Hyrja.[8]
Theories
Scholars have argued that the story of Hrímnir in the Völsunga saga resembles that of Peredur in the Matter of Britain, and the modern folktale "The Sea-Maiden."[9]