Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri
Four dwarfs who hold up the sky in Nordic mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Austri" redirects here. For the sports club, see Austri Eskifirði.
In Nordic mythology, Austri, Vestri, Norðri and Suðri (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɔustre, ˈwestre, ˈnorðre, ˈsuðre])[citation needed]; are four dwarfs who hold up the sky after it was made by the gods from the skull of the jötunn Ymir. They are referred to both in Gylfaginning in the Prose Edda and in kennings. They have been further linked to dvergar ("dwarfs"), supports for the main beam of some halls, that are likely named due to the roof being seen as a reflection of the sky in Old Nordic religion.