Heimdall, or Heimdallr as he is more commonly addressed, is one of the gods in Norse Mythology, called the "the whitest of the gods" in the Edda.
Description[]
Heimdall, as guardian, is described as being able to hear grass growing and single leaves falling, able to see the end of the world, and so alert that he requires no sleep at all. Heimdall is described as a son of Odin.
Heimdall is known as "the white Æsir", is "great and holy", and that nine maidens, all sisters, gave birth to him. Heimdall is called Hallinskiði and Gullintanni, and he has gold teeth.
Overview[]
Heimdall was born from the marriage of Odin and Frigg. Heimdallr grew up in Asgard alongside his brothers Thor and Baldr, and as an adult, he was given the Gjallarhorn by his father and was tasked with protecting Asgard and warning the Aesir when Ragnarök begins. During his years of service, Heimdall engaged in many battles and fights, and was never once touched or harmed thanks to his enhanced senses.
Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifröst Bridge, or the rainbow, therefore the link between Midgard and Asgard as he sits on the edge of the heavens to guard the bridge from the jötnar. the watchman of the gods. Heimdall requires less sleep than a bird, can see at night just as well as if it were day, and for over a hundred leagues. Heimdall's hearing is also quite keen; he can hear grass as it grows on the earth, wool as it grows on sheep, and anything louder.
Legends foretell that he will sound the Gjallahorn, alerting the gods to the onset of Ragnarok, where the world ends and is reborn. Heimdall was destined to be the last of the gods to perish at Ragnarok when he and Loki would slay one another.