Gjallar-horn

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[yahl-lahr-hawrn] / ˈyɑl lɑrˌhɔrn /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.

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Etymology

Origin of Gjallar-horn

< Old Norse, equivalent to gjallar, genitive singular of gjǫll noise, din (Compare gjalla to resound loudly, scream; cognate with Old English g ( i ) ellan to yell ) + horn horn

Example Sentences

Gjallar-horn, Heimdall's horn, to be blown especially at the beginning of Ragnarok, symbolical here of the painful passing of the old order, which ushers in a new world.

From Poems and Songs by Palmer, Arthur Hubbell

When the great day of wrath comes, Heimdal blows in the Gjallar-horn, Odin rides to Mimer's well, Odin puts on his golden helmet, the Asas hold counsel before their stone doors.

From Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel by Donnelly, Ignatius

Now Heimdal arises and blows his Gjallar-horn, all the gods are assembled, the ash Ygdrasil trembles, and everything in heaven and on earth is filled with terror.

From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.

Earth disappears; to the Asa’s high feast Gjallar-horn bids me; Blessedness, like a Gold-helmet, circles their up-coming guest!”

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

While these things are happening, Heimdal stands up, blows with all his might in the Gjallar-horn and awakens all the gods, who thereupon hold counsel.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn