In
Norse mythology,
Sæhrímnir is the creature killed and eaten every night by the
Æsir and
einherjar. The cook of the gods,
Andhrímnir, is responsible for the slaughter of Sæhrímnir and its preparation in the cauldron
Eldhrímnir. After Sæhrímnir is eaten, the beast is brought back to life again to provide sustenance for the following day. Sæhrímnir is attested in the
Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, and the
Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by
Snorri Sturluson.
