possessing the head of Mímir.

This grave find from Aska, Hagebyhöga, Östergötland, Sweden, was mentioned in a recent video by Dr. Irina-Maria Manea as being thought by some to be the head of Mímir!

If so, the specific design of this silver head pendant measuring about 2x2x3 centimeters provokes further thought. To NorsePlay:

Knotted Mouth: The pretzel of Mímir's mouth might indicate difficulty in getting the dead jötunn to talk.

Clawed Head: The bird crowning Mímir and literally digging claws into his temples might be the device that compels him to speak.

Huginn & Muninn: If the bird is literally the either/both the ravens of Thought & Memory, then it would be functionally appropriate that they are extracting their namesake mental information from Mímir.

While all the methods of this necromancy may seem cruel, you should remember that Mímir could easily just given his own nephew a drink from his Well Of Wisdom but instead stingily demanded Odin sacrifice an eye, and later perhaps Mímir even somehow provoked the Vanir into killing him despite his knowledge, so there's some measure of justice in the sacrifice of Mímir's afterlife to whisper to Odin the additional wisdom & aid that the All-Father still requires from him.

[head pendant is item #106604 in the Swedish History Museum.]

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.