Mimir Burison (Earth-616)

Mimir
Name	Mimir Burison
Current Alias	Mimir
Aliases	The Far-Seeing Head of Mimir, Fiery Guardian of the Well of Wisdom, Grim Guardian of the Dark Well of Wisdom, All-Knowing Well of Fire, the All-Wise, Fiery One, the Fount of All Knowledge
Affiliation and Relationships
Group Affiliation	Asgardians
Relatives	Parents: Buri (Tiwaz) (father) Unnamed mother Siblings: Bor, Njord (brothers) Other Relatives: Cul, Odin, Vili, Ve Borson (nephews) Angela (grand-niece) Balder, Hermod, Hoder, Thor, Tyr, Vidar (grand-nephews) Large extended family by Bor and Njord Family-in-Law: Bestla (sister-in-law)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′6″ (1.98 m) (at time of death,
Weight	510 lbs (231.33 kg) (at time of death, currently unrevealed)
Eyes	Eyeballs: Red (original color unrevealed) Irises: No Visible (original color unrevealed)
Hair	No Hair At All (white at time of death)
Unusual Features	Disembodied head
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Asgardian son of Aesir and of a Frost Giantess
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Asgard
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Asgardian
Occupation	Prophet
Base of Operations	Well of Mimir, base of Yggdrasill, Asgard
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema
First	Thor #240 (July, 1975)
First	Thor #240 (July, 1975)

History

Origin

The Asgardian known as Mimir was the child of Buri and brother of Bor, father of Odin and the Asgardians.

Some legends note him as the son of Bestla (Odin's mother) or Bolthorn (Bestla's father), or even Bolthorn's brother (thus possibly Ymir's grandson.

Aesir/Vanir War

He was given by Odin to the Vanir as a peace hostage during the Aesir/Vanir War. For unknown reasons, the Vanir decapitated him and send his living, talking head back to Odin.

Odin who transformed him into a fiery being. Thereafter, Mimir existed mostly as a disembodied head that dwelled in the Well of Wisdom in Asgard.

Odin sacrificed his right eye to Mimir for the wisdom to prevent Ragnarök. Mimir was a virtually omniscient being with precognitive abilities. Thor often traveled to Hildstalf, to seek out the wisdom from the Well of Mimir. Thor sacrificed both his eyes for insight on how to permanently stop Ragnarok.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Precognition: Mimir possesses precognitive abilities.
• Clairvoyance
• Omniscience: Mimir claims to be omniscient.
• Possible Invulnerability: Mimir was beyond Odin's ability to harm, though he showed fear (possibly as part of a ruse) from being harmed by the likes of Thor.

Former Powers

Asgardian Physiology: As an Asgardian Mimir presumably had the same abilities of the average Asgardian god, including:

• Superhuman Strength: Mimir presumably had enough superhuman strength to lift between 25 and 50 tons.
• Superhuman Durability: Mimir presumably formerly possessed superhuman levels of durability.
• Longevity: As an Asgardian, Mimir presumably shared his kind's lifespan, and was consequently virtually immortal.

Weaknesses

Mimir's energies are tied to the existence of the Asgardian gods, and his flames quickly dwindled following their deaths (or the separation between their bodies and spirits).

See Also

• 13 appearance(s) of Mimir Burison (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Mimir Burison (Earth-616)
• 7 mention(s) of Mimir Burison (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Mimir Burison (Earth-616)
• 1 invocation(s) of Mimir Burison (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Mimir Burison (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Mimir Burison (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Mimir Burison on Wikipedia.org