Everything You Need To Know About The Viking God Heimdall

If you know anything about Heimdall, it's either because you're already a Norse Mythology fan or because you know him from the Marvel movies — aka you've seen Idris Elba portray him. Well... there is a lot of truth contained within Marvel's Heimdall, but it only scratches the surface of the mighty god. What the MCU does get right though is Heimdall's importance: This guy is the guardian of Asgard, watcher of the Bifröst, and... watcher of all things to be quite honest.
Norse Mythology's Heimdall also plays a major role in Ragnarök, has a forever feud with Loki, and also... had 9 mothers. No, not in the spiritual sense... literally 9 women gave birth to him, because his father Odin was on one. It's as confusing as it sounds, and it's a good way to kick of this episode on Heimdall The Watcher, Norse Mythology's sentinel, who has all the tools any passionate stalker would envy him for:

Episode 6 Of Keeping Up With The Norse Gods: A Stalker's Wet Dream — Heimdall

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Notes:
Oh, Norse Mythology: How scattered you are. It's not only that the ancient Northmen (or is it Norsemen?) weren't exactly huge on documenting everything, it's also the fact that time wastes all, and Christians don't exactly like competition when it comes to beliefs... so over the many many centuries, Norse Mythology has become a collection of scattered texts that have been re-told and re-written over and over. With every god, there are many different versions that were told in various regions over various eras. For the sake of this video — and all my videos — I try to streamline these stories as much as possible and leave out some details, this might bother some, but it makes these videos more fun to watch. I don't want to get caught up in the details and lose sight of the bigger picture.
So... is this accurate and well researched? Absolutely, 100%. Is this the only interpretation or way of recounting the tales of Heimdall The Watcher? No, but subjectively speaking… it’s the way I like it the most.

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A lot of people ask me about my sources, and… to be honest, they are a mixed bag. One major source is my lifelong interest in storytelling and mythology. Another is the beautiful endless library that is the internet, and, third, I read the occasional book from time to time, which I’m happy to recommend to you, but also… I’m planning to write my own book on mythology, so, in due time the answer will be…:
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