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Gjallar

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

in Scandinavian mythology, the horn of Heimdall, the guardian of the rainbow bridge by which the gods pass and repass between earth and heaven. This horn had to be blown whenever a stranger approached the bridge.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Gjallar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/gjallar.html. 1910.