Step 11 of 12 · Youth, Age and Learning
Mímisbrunnr, Mímir’s Well
Why this step
Mímir’s well lies beneath the root of the tree that stretches towards the frost giants. In Blackwell’s translation of Gylfaginning, wisdom and wit lie hidden in it, and Mímir is full of wisdom because he drinks from it every morning. Odin begged a draught and had to leave one of his eyes as a pledge. On this page, the deepest knowledge is not simply handed down: it is kept, and it has a price.
From the Lorebook
A well beneath the root among the frost giants, kept by Mímir.