Mimir was considered to be the wisest of all the Aesir.
In fact, he was often asked to provide counsel to the gods. But his existence changed dramatically after the Aesir went to war with a sister tribe called the Vanir.
During this battle, it became apparent that both sides were equally matched.
The Aesir and the Vanir tried to end their conflict with a truce that included an exchange of hostages. Mimir functioned as the hostage offered up by the Aesir.
But that’s where things went south for Mimir. Although the Aesir sent his full body to the Vanir, they received only Mimir’s head in return.
The head was taken back to Asgard, where Odin used herbs to keep it from rotting and sang magical songs
to keep it from dying. Eventually, Mimir’s living head was relocated to the well of Urd where it floated in the water from then on.
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