I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of the head of Mimir. It puts Odin firmly in the company of Hermes, Thoth, and other deities that crave knowledge.
It’s why I included Mimir in Of Little Faith. In the story, Odin comes back in the modern age and uses Mimir kind of like his own personal Google.
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Picture: Odin’s Secrets, a painting by Sam Flegal depicting Odin communing with the preserved head of Mimir.