Also called Garm.
Their story
Völuspá returns again and again to a refrain: "Garmr bays loud before Gnipahellir; the fetter will break and the wolf run free." Grímnismál calls him the best of hounds. Snorri says he is chained before Gnipahellir and at Ragnarök breaks loose to fight Tyr, and each kills the other.
Best times to give to them
- when reflecting on death
- at Winter Nights
What they like being given
- kindness to dogs
- a candle for the dead
How to honour them
- Honour the old image of the guard dog at the threshold by caring well for dogs.
- At Winter Nights, light a candle for the dead and reflect on the threshold every life must cross.
How they can help you
- facing the threshold of death
- respect for guardians
Symbols
- a bloody-chested hound
- the cave Gnipahellir
- a chain
Some scholars think Garmr is another name for Fenrir.
Sources
- Poetic Edda, Völuspá 44
- Poetic Edda, Grímnismál 44
- Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 51