Heimdall was the god of light in Norse mythology.http://www.wizardrealm.com/norse/gods.html He also went by the name Gullintani, "gold teeth", because he possessed bright teeth of gold. He was born at the far end of the earth and was raised by seawater, the blood of a boar, and the force of the earth.http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html He was a handsome god, and displayed an innocent and good personality. He carried with him the horn Gjoll. At the battle at the ending of the world, Ragnarok, Heimdall was to sound his horn announcing that the final battle had begun.http://users.dickinson.edu/~eddyb/mythology/Heimdall.html During the end-times battle, it was said that Heimdall would battle and kill his enemy, Loki, but would die from wounds sustained in the conflict.http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html

Heimdall possessed a golden-maned horse named Gulltop. He lived in the hall Himinbjorg, which translates as "The Cliffs of Heaven".http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html Heimdall's principal job was to protect the entrance to Asgard from the frost giants.http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html Heimdall was also the god who created the three different types of humans that inhabited the earth: the serfs, the peasants and the warriors. Heimdall visited the earth on three different occasions as the god Rig. Each time he visited, he had an affair with a different human woman, conceiving each of these different types of humans.http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html

Heimdall could hear better than anything alive. His hearing was so acute that he could hear grass growing and wool growing on a sheep. Heimdall could also see for 100 miles around him, even at night. He required less sleep than a bird. http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html He used these skills to guard the bridge Bifrost, the entrance to Asgard, from the frost giants.http://users.dickinson.edu/~eddyb/mythology/Heimdall.html The frost giants wanted to destroy the Norse gods, and Heimdall kept up a constant watch to make sure that they could not do this. To protect Bifrost, he used his swift steed Gulltop, riding back and forth across the bridge. He did this most frequently in the morning, and was given the name "Herald of the Dawn".http://www.wizardrealm.com/norse/gods.html