Eikþyrnir

Eikthyrnir is a deer Norse mythology. He stands on the roof of Valhalla and gnawing on the branches of the tree Lärad. In songs such as the Prose Edda it is said: " From his horn antler it drips Hvergelmir. Of this, all the streams. "

Lärad is synonymous with the world tree Yggdrasil. Hvergelmir is the fountain of Urwerdens, the creation source. According to the Prose Edda text variant T the deer is not on the roof, but in Valhalla. The dripping antler points Rudolf Simek as an appeal to other mythical primordial beings like the goat Heidrun, or primeval cow Audumla.

The name Eikthyrnir, Old Norse Eikþyrnir, is composed of Old Norse eik, oak, (large ) tree 'and a second component which is usually related to Old Norse thorn, thorn ' is seen. Is interpreted as the name, calibration thorn ', oak thorny ', ' calibration thorn bush ', or, with the eichenartigem antlers '.