Garm ( dr. Scand. Garmr ) - in Germanic-Scandinavian mythology, a huge four-eyed dog guarding Helheim , the world of the dead, a chthonic monster .
It is believed that Garm was conceived by the giantess Angrboda from the god Loki [1] . Garm is tied to a rock in an underground cave called Gnipahellir . It is believed that the entire cave is covered in blood. Garm is the largest of the dogs. Garm's howl will be one of the signs of the beginning of Ragnarok. During Ragnarok, Garm will break free and in this battle he will crush the god Tür , but he will also die.
In some interpretations of myths, the image of Garm is mixed with the image of Fenrir .
In ancient mythology there is an analogue of Garm - the guardian of the underground kingdom of the dead dog Cerberus (Kerber), whose name is probably related to the name "Garm" [2] .
Garm in contemporary art
- The image of Garm appears in the book from the cycle “ Chronicles of Hjörvard ” by Nick Perumov - “ Death of the Gods ”. According to the plot of the book, Garm's unexpected awakening alarmed the main character - Hagen and his Master, the True Magician Hedin. On the advice of the latter, Hagen went to lull Garm, so as not to attract the Young Gods' excessive attention to the world of Hjörvard, and he is assisted in this mission by the former head of the pantheon of the Old Hоговrvard Gods - Odin .
- In Victor Pelevin 's book “The Werewolf 's Holy Book, ” the werewolf Alexander, after kissing the werewolf-fox A Huli, becomes a black dog Garm.
- In Tolkien's humorous tale Farmer Giles of Ham , the name Garm is a cowardly watchdog.
- Swedish folk band Garmarna is named for Garma. (Garmarna is the plural of Garm.)
- One of the bosses in the game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice [3] .
- The name of the Arkhangelsk pegan - black metal band "GARMSKRIK" means "barking Garma".
- Minor Vinland Manga Character
Notes
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Supernatural Beings / Kirill Korolev. - M .: Eksmo; St. Petersburg: Midgard, 2005 .-- 717 p. - ISBN 5-699-10432-1
- ↑ Lincoln, Bruce. Death, war, and sacrifice: studies in ideology and practice. - Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991 .-- P. 289. - ISBN 978-0-226-48199-9 .
- ↑ Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice .
Literature
- Garm, in mythology // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.