Editing Heimdall (section)

===Saltfleetby spindle-whorl inscription===
[[File:Saltfleetby spindle whorl.jpg|thumb|The [[Saltfleetby spindle whorl]], from [[Lincolnshire]] in England, possibly recording the name of Heimdall.]]
Heimdallr is likely mentioned on the [[Saltfleetby spindle-whorl]], a [[lead]] [[spindle whorl]] bearing an [[Old Norse]] [[Younger Fuþark]] inscription that was discovered in [[Saltfleetby]] in eastern [[England]] in 2010. The spindle-whorl itself is dated from the 10th to 12th centuries CE, with the writing possibly being added significantly after the object was made. Whilst there are difficulties in interpreting the inscription, it likely records a charm asking for help from [[Odin]], Heimdallr and {{lang|non|Þalfa}}, a figure whose name closely resembles that of [[Þjálfi]], one of [[Thor]]'s servants. The religion of the writer is debated, with the invoking of Germanic gods not procluding adherence to Christianity, but also possibly attesting to the continuing of [[Old Nordic religion]] in some English communities significantly after the [[Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England|establishment of Christianity in the region]].{{sfn|Hines|2017}}{{sfn|Jesch|2020}}