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Saehrimnir

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[sai-rim-nir, sair-im-] / sɛəˈrɪm nɪr, ˈsɛərˌɪm- /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. a boar that is roasted and served up every night in Valhalla and grows whole by morning.


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All the Einheriar in Odin's halls each day together fight; the fallen they choose, and from the conflict ride; beer with the Æsir drink, of Saehrimnir eat their fill, then sit in harmony together.

From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson

In an account of a feast given in Valhalla to the dead heroes of many battles, Saehrimnir, a sacred boar, was served.

From Yule-Tide in Many Lands by Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse)

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