In
Norse mythology,
Himinbjörg (
Old Norse "heaven's castle" or "heaven mountain") is the home of the god
Heimdallr. Himinbjörg is attested in the
Poetic Edda, compiled from earlier traditional sources, and the
Prose Edda and
Heimskringla, both written in the 13th century by
Snorri Sturluson. Himinbjörg is associated with Heimdallr in all sources. According to the
Poetic Edda, Heimdallr dwells there as watchman for the gods and there drinks fine
mead, whereas in the
Prose Edda Himinbjörg is detailed as located where the burning rainbow bridge
Bifröst meets heaven. Scholars have commented on the differences between the two attestations and linked the name of the mythical location to various place names.