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Sæhrímnir - Norse Pig of eternal Bacon

In Norse mythology, Sæhrímnir is the boar killed and eaten every night by the Norse gods. The cook of the gods, Andhrímnir, is responsible for the slaughter of Sæhrímnir and its preparation in the cauldron Eldhrímnir. After Sæhrímnir is eaten, the beast is brought back to life again to provide sustenance for the following day. Sæhrímnir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.

As it is written in the old Norse Poetic Edda: “Saehrimnir, the boar, is boiled! The best of bacons!”

The Norse felt that no religion was complete without divine bacon. After all, they couldn’t worship gods who settled for the garbage we mortals eat. The gods needed divine food, and that’s where Saehrimnir comes in. Saehrimnir is the best-tasting pig in the universe, and the one that happens to have the worst life.

Every night, the Norse gods boil Saehrimnir’s flesh and eat him. The poor pig is awoken every night by the return of a group of drunken Vikings, who dump him into a vat of boiling water and hold a big feast. He has to put up with the entire pantheon of Norse gods ripping off his body parts until they’re full.

Then, in the morning, he comes back to life and gets killed again. It’s a horrible life. But in the world of the Vikings, that’s the price you pay for being delicious.

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