Hǫfuð
Hǫfuð, meaning 'head', is the sword of Heimdallr, the watchman of the gods, named among his possessions in the Prose Edda. Snorri lists the blade beside Heimdallr's duties as guardian of the gods, and later tradition links the sword to the final battle, in which Heimdallr and Loki are said to slay one another at Ragnarök. Very little else is recorded about the weapon, and no detailed story of its forging or use survives, which makes it one of the more mysterious named swords of the Eddas. The name 'head' is sometimes explained as a kenning-like epithet for a sword, or as a reference to the hea