Editing Garmr (section)

===''Poetic Edda''===
The ''[[Poetic Edda]]'' poem ''[[Grímnismál]]'' mentions Garmr:

<blockquote><poem>The best of trees | must [[Yggdrasil]] be,
[[Skíðblaðnir]] best of boats;
Of all the gods | is [[Odin|Óðinn]] the greatest,
And [[Sleipnir]] the best of steeds;
[[Bifröst]] of bridges, | [[Bragi]] of [[skalds]],
[[Hábrók]] of hawks, | and Garm of hounds.<ref name=BELLOWS6>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe06.htm Bellows (1923.)]</ref></poem></blockquote>

One of the refrains of ''[[Völuspá]]'' uses Garmr's howling to herald the coming of Ragnarök:

<blockquote><poem>Now Garm howls loud | before [[Gnipahellir]],
The fetters will burst, | and the wolf run free;
Much do I know, | and more can see
Of the fate of the gods, | the mighty in fight.<ref name=BELLOWS3>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe03.htm Bellows (1923).]</ref></poem></blockquote>

After the first occurrence of this refrain the [[Fimbulvetr]] is related; the second occurrence is succeeded by the invasion the world of gods by [[jötnar]]; after the last occurrence, the rise of a new and better world is described.

''[[Baldrs draumar]]'' describes a journey which Odin makes to [[Hel (location)|Hel]]. Along the way he meets a dog.

<blockquote><poem>Then Óðinn rose, | the enchanter old,
And the saddle he laid | on Sleipnir's back;
Thence rode he down | to [[Niflhel]] deep,
And the hound he met | that came from hell.

Bloody he was | on his breast before,
At the father of magic | he howled from afar;
Forward rode Óðinn, | the earth resounded
Till the house so high | of [[Hel (location)|Hel]] he reached.<ref name=BELLOWS13>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe13.htm Bellows (1923).]</ref></poem></blockquote>

Although unnamed, this dog is sometimes assumed to be Garmr.{{sfn|Lincoln|1991|p=97}} Alternatively, Garmr is sometimes assumed to be identical to [[Fenrir]]. Garmr is sometimes seen as a [[hellhound]], comparable to [[Cerberus]].