For 10 points, name this whitest of the Aesir, the blower of the Gjallarhorn whose ability to hear grass growing aids him in guarding Bifrost.
A god thought to be cognate to this deity is the grandfather of the first king, Kon the Young. The Skaldic poem Húsdrápa relates a story in which this god turns into a seal to avenge the theft of Freya's necklace Brisengamen. During the funeral of Baldur, this god rode the horse Gulltop. The Voluspa claims that all of the "holy races / greater and lesser" are kinsmen of this resident of Himinbjorg, who was said to be the son of nine mothers. This deity, who is identified with Rig, will kill and be killed by Loki at Ragnarok. For 10 points, name this whitest of the Aesir, the blower of the Gjallarhorn whose ability to hear grass growing aids him in guarding Bifrost.
A god thought to be cognate to this deity is the grandfather of the first king, Kon the Young.
{Heimdallr} [accept {Rig} before “{Husdrapa}”]