Okolnir
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In Norse mythology
, Okolnir ("Never Cold") is the name of a plain on which is located the hall of Brimir
and mentioned only in stanza 37 of the poem Völuspá
from the Poetic Edda
. The location of this plain is not stated in the poem.
Norse mythology
Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
, Okolnir ("Never Cold") is the name of a plain on which is located the hall of Brimir
Brimir
In Norse mythology, Brimir is another name for the giant Ymir and also the name of a hall for the souls of the virtuous following the endtime conflict of Ragnarok....
and mentioned only in stanza 37 of the poem Völuspá
Völuspá
Völuspá is the first and best known poem of the Poetic Edda. It tells the story of the creation of the world and its coming end related by a völva addressing Odin...
from the Poetic Edda
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius. Along with Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda is the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, and from the early 19th century...
. The location of this plain is not stated in the poem.