CHAPTER 1 SON OF NINE MOTHERS Who is Heimdall Who are his family members What does he look like Heimdall was a Norse god Norse means coming from Norway Heimdall was one of the main gods He was the guardian of the gods Guardians are protectors Heimdall was a watchman Watchmen are people who guard He watched for danger He protected the gods from giants Giants were the gods enemies Heimdall had a magical horn He had a magical horse His horse was named Gulltoppr It had a golden mane Mane is horse hair Heimdall had a sword It was called Head Heimdall was connected to rams 4
He was called the white god He had really white skin He shone He had golden teeth He was tall He was handsome He was born at the beginning of time He was also one of the last gods to die He came from a very ancient family line Heimdall was also a god of light 5
Some believe Heimdall’s mothers were nine giantesses and not the Nine Waves Ancient means old His great-grandfather was an ancient giant king His name was Fornjot Fornjot’s children were Aegir and Ran Aegir and Ran were rulers of the sea They were Heimdall’s grandparents Odin was Heimdall’s father Odin was the father of all the gods He went to sea He saw nine sea goddesses He fell 6
in love Together they gave birth to Heimdall Heimdall’s mothers were the daughters of Aegir and Ran They were wave maidens Maidens are young women Family Tree Grandparents Borr god of mountains Bestla giantess goddess of water and ice Aegir god of the sea and Ran goddess of the sea Parents Odin father of all gods and Nine Waves Half brothers Hod god of winter and darkness often called Hodr Hermod messenger of the gods and Thor god of thunder Children Thrall ancestor of servants Karl ancestor of craftsmen and farmers and Jarl ancestor of nobles and warriors 7
