Bilskirnir

Bilskírnir (Old Norse "bright-crack" (poetic)^[1]) is the hall of the god Thor or Þórr in Norse mythology. Here he lives with his wife Sif and their children. According to Grímnismál, the hall is the greatest of buildings ever made and located in Þrúðvangar In Grímnismál it states: "enn hǫll hans heitir Bilskírnir: í þeim sal eru fimm hundruð gólfa ok fjórir tigir" - (Five hundred floors and forty tens) NB "hundred" in Old Norse actually meant 120, as that was the basic counting system. Also 'gólfa' actually means floors not rooms. Therefore, one translation would be that Bilskírnir has 640 floors.

Modern influence

The hall inspired the name of an Asgard starship commanded by Supreme Commander Thor, in the television series Stargate SG-1 named Beliskner.
There is a NSBM band from Hesse, Germany named Bilskirnir.

Notes

↑ Orchard (1997:20).

References

Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2

The god Thor in Norse mythology

Family	Parents Odin (Father) Fjörgyn (Mother) Numerous brothers Consorts Sif Járnsaxa Children Móði and Magni Þrúðr Ullr Servants Þjálfi and Röskva

Other	Names List of names of Thor Arsenal Mjöllnir Járngreipr Megingjörð Gríðarvölr Dwellings Bilskirnir Þrúðheimr Þrúðvangr Goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr Associations Lightning Thunder

See also	Donar's Oak Hrungnir Jörmungandr Swastika (Germanic Iron Age) Thor (sculpture)

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