Heimdall

( 2 syl. ), in Celtic mythology, was the son of nine virgin sisters. He dwelt in the celestial Fort Himinsbiorg, under the extremity of the rainbow. His ear was so acute that he could hear “the wool grow on the sheep’s back, and the gra in the meadows.” Heimdall was the watch or sentinel of Asgard ( Olympus ), and even in his sleep was able to see everything that happened (See Fine-ear ). Heimdall’s Horn. At the end of the world, Heimdall will wake the gods with his horn, when they will be attacked by Muspell, Loki, the wolf Fenris, and the serpent Jormunsgandar. And much he talked of... And Heimdal’s horn and the day of doom. Long fellow, The Wayside Inn (interlude, 1631).