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Figure from Germanic heroic legend
This article is about the character in the Völsunga saga. For the character in Þiðreks saga, see Heime."King Heimer and Aslög" (1856) by August Malmström.
Heimir (Old Norse) was a Germanic figure in Germanic heroic legend who appears in Grípisspá, Helreið Brynhildar and the Völsunga saga. He is the king of Hlymdalir, the maternal uncle of Brynhildr and foster-father, or spouse, of Brynhildr's sister Bekkhildr. He is also the foster-father of Aslaug, Brynhildr's daughter with Sigurd (Sigfried). As the Burgundians wanted to kill the little child, he kept her hidden in a harp and wandered as a minstrel until he arrived in Spangereid in Norway, where he was murdered in his sleep by Áki and Grima, who believed that Heimir kept valuables in the harp.
References
^ Ohlmarks, Åke. (1994). Fornnordiskt lexikon. Tiden. ISBN91-550-4044-6 p. 144
