Hǫfuð ("man-head",[1] Norwegian hoved, Danish hoved, Swedish huvud and Icelandic höfuð) is the swordofHeimdall. It is mentioned in Gylfaginning chapter 26.
Anthony Faulkes's edition:
- Heimdalar sverð er kallat Hǫfuð.[2]
Arthur Brodeur's translation:
- Heimdallr's sword is called Head.[1]
The Skáldskaparmál also mentions a mysterious myth about Heimdall's head and sword in its eighth chapter.
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