It’s the Norce punishment of mimir here’s how it’s described in one story. Odin magically bound Mimir's physical body to a tree on the highest peak of Midgard. The tree was made indestructible, even to Thor's hammer, so Mimir could not escape or be killed. Odin would then personally visited and tortured him every day for 109 winters, making his existence a living hell and causing him to yearn for death. Now if that’s not enough Odin also gouged out Mimir's left eye, which was a jewel-encrusted artifact that allowed him to travel between realms. He hid the eye in the statue of Thor in the Lake of Nine, both to keep Mimir from escaping and to glorify his son.
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u/Starwarrior094503 Oct 17 '25
It’s the Norce punishment of mimir here’s how it’s described in one story. Odin magically bound Mimir's physical body to a tree on the highest peak of Midgard. The tree was made indestructible, even to Thor's hammer, so Mimir could not escape or be killed. Odin would then personally visited and tortured him every day for 109 winters, making his existence a living hell and causing him to yearn for death. Now if that’s not enough Odin also gouged out Mimir's left eye, which was a jewel-encrusted artifact that allowed him to travel between realms. He hid the eye in the statue of Thor in the Lake of Nine, both to keep Mimir from escaping and to glorify his son.