Mímisbrunnr
This place is located on the North East coast of São Miguel, Açores, Portugal.
Near the area called Nordeste – which means North-East on Portuguese.
Açores, Waterfall II
From Wikipedia:
In Norse mythology, Mímisbrunnr (Old Norse “Mímir’s well” is a well associated with the being Mímir, located beneath the world tree Yggdrasil. Mímisbrunnr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Both sources relate that the god Odin once placed one of his eyes within the well. The Prose Edda details that well is located beneath one of three roots of the world tree Yggdrasil, a root that passes into the land of the frost jötnar where the primordial plane of Ginnungagap once existed. In addition, the Prose Edda relates that the water of the well contains much wisdom, and that Odin’s eye sacrifice to the well was in exchange for a drink from it.
Here’s another post from the same area: Long Exposure Waterfall
I like the darkness here.
September 26, 2012 at 12:34
Thanks Sonali. I enjoy some darkness too. The dark period is about to make it’s entrance now (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere), which should be a great opportunity to shoot some night shots
September 26, 2012 at 15:37
Beautiful shot. next moment you expect a beautiful witch looking out to say hello…
September 26, 2012 at 13:30
I had my beautiful wife around. Luckily she’s no witch
September 26, 2012 at 15:38
I like this landscape, waterfall
September 26, 2012 at 15:26
Thanks Anna
September 26, 2012 at 19:07
A gorgeous shot CG, thank you for the location tips and a lesson in Norse mythology
September 26, 2012 at 15:27
I always like it when I find an opportunity to throw some Norse Mythology into my posts!
September 26, 2012 at 15:44
September 26, 2012 at 15:48
No, these myths & deities are just a part of our Norwegian heritage & history. Hopefully some day the muslims/christians/jews will also move on and leave their myths and beliefs to the history books. God is an anachronism.
September 26, 2012 at 16:35
True
September 26, 2012 at 20:45
Beautiful photo, and I always love the Norse mythology and history in your posts.
September 26, 2012 at 16:02
Thank you very much Angeline, I’m glad that you like to read about the Norse mythology.
September 26, 2012 at 17:20
Great shot, Cardinal! (forgive me I’m tired) I too like reading about Norse mythology – used to know a lot more of it than I do now (from reading Thor comic).
September 26, 2012 at 22:42
Me, the Valkyries, all the slain in Valhall and the almighty, powerful god Odin (who, rumor has it, uses the “Abrahamic/monoteistic” god & prophets as toilet paper) forgive you, from now and to eternity, for being tired
September 27, 2012 at 06:44
LikE very much.
Would like to visit.
September 27, 2012 at 05:29
I recommend a visit, there’s a lot of nice views there. One week on the Azores and one week in Lisbon is my recommendation.
September 27, 2012 at 06:46
Nice photo
September 27, 2012 at 10:58
Thanks Hell!
September 27, 2012 at 21:11
A really, really nice image. Don’t know that I follow the mythology but the photo is superb.
September 30, 2012 at 17:05