Bilskirnir (Old Norse "lightning-crack"^[1]) is the hall of the godThor inNorse mythology. Here he lives with his wifeSif and their children. According toGrímnismál, the hall is the greatest of buildings and contains 540 rooms, located inAsgard, as are all the dwellings of thegods, in the kingdom ofÞrúðheimr (orÞrúðvangar according toGylfaginning andYnglinga saga).

• The hall inspired the name of anAsgardstarship commanded bySupreme Commander Thor, in the television seriesStargate SG-1 named Beliskner.
• There is aNS /pagan black metal band fromHesse,Germany named Bilskirnir.

• Orchard, Andy (1997).Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend.Cassell.ISBN 0-304-34520-2

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