How shall Heimdall be referred to? By calling him son of nine mothers, guardian of the gods, as was written above, or the white As, Loki’s enemy, recoverer of Freyia’s necklace. A sword is called Heimdall’s head; it is said he was struck through with a man’s head. He is the subject of the poem Heimdalargaldr, and ever since the head has been called Heimdall’s doom: man’s doom is an expression for sword. Heimdall is the owner of Gulltopp. He is also the visitor to Vagasker and Singastein; on that occasion he contended with Loki for the Brisingamen. He is also known as Vindhler. Ulf Uggason composed a long passage in Husdrapa based on this story, and it is mentioned there that they were in the form of seals. Also son of Odin.
- The Prose Edda, Skaldskaparmal