Gjallar-horn

American  

[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

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)

The AEsir, notwithstanding their supreme position, had need of such a warder, with his Gjallar-horn, mightier than the Paladin Astolfo's, that could make the universe reëcho to its blast.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various

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

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.

He is full of wisdom, for he drinks from the well with the Gjallar-horn.

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