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Mimir

British  
/ ˈmiːmɪə /

noun

  1. Norse myth a giant who guarded the well of wisdom near the roots of Yggdrasil

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Along with their pal Mimir — the disembodied head of “the smartest man alive” — they set out on an odyssey spanning multiple dimensions.

From Seattle Times

Another well beneath another root was the Well of Knowledge, guarded by Mimir the Wise.

From Literature

Heimdall will blow the Gjallerhorn, the horn that once was Mimir's, and he will blow it with all his strength.

From Literature

But what Mimir said to him no one ever knew, for a second call sounded from the Giallar horn, and the gods, with Odin at their head, rode forth from Asgard to meet their foes.

From Project Gutenberg

But under the root that stretches out towards the Frost-giants there is Mimir’s Well, in which wisdom and wit lie hidden.

From Project Gutenberg