Gjallar-horn

[yahl-lahr-hawrn]

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

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

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

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He has a trumpet called the Gjallarhorn, and when he blows it it can be heard in all the worlds.
The Younger Edda
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He has a trumpet called the Gjallarhorn, and when he blows it it can be heard in all the worlds.

Origin of Gjallar-horn