Heimdall as a patron - any experiences, thoughts?...

[Rosana]

I was drawn to Norse pantheon literally from my childhood. I chose Frigg as my matron goddess (my beliefs are so mixed that you can't call it neither wicca nor asatru or norse wicca - maybe, ecclectic spirituality with norse and wiccan flavor :P) and now I'm considering establishing a bond with Heimdall, who was always very special and significant for me. Not dedication, it's too early, but some sort of mutual respect and friendship :)
Do you have any thoughts or personal experiences with Heimdall? I've always pictured him as very "humane", kind and brave... and lonely, due to the lack of companion and being rather "background" deity. He stands at the edge of the worlds, between Asgard and Midgard, so he's more like a man for me (this p.o.v. derives also from some myths I've read). At the age of 10-11 I came across a certain book in the library - and his name just popped out. This sentiment and feeling of closeness hadn't left me since then...

[Darkdale]

I am loyal to all the northern gods, but I feel the most contected to Heimdallr, especially in his aspect of being the guardian of the gods. However, his role as Rig is equally important as well.

Here's a great summery of Heimdallr,

Heimdall, Heimdal [hame-dall] - ("Heaven's Mount") He is also called "the Son of the Waves" because he was born from the Nine Waves (Aegir's daughters) by Odin's enchantment. On the first day a boat drifted towards the shores of mankind, Aurvanga-land. In the boat was a little boy, Heimdall, sent by the Gods. He slept on a sheaf of corn, surrounded by all manner of treasures and tools. The humans accepted him gladly, and raised him calling him Rig. He taught them to kindle the holy fire, instructed them in runic wisdom, taught them workmanship and handicraft, organized their society, and originated and stabilized the three classes of men as spoken of in the Song of Rig. Heimdall lived long as a man among men, and the age of his rulership was a golden age of peace and prosperity. Heimdall bedded three different females who all bore children, ancestors to three different classes; earls, farmers and serfs. When he died, his boat returned to take him back. The sorrowing humans laid his corpse in the boat, and surrounded it with his treasures and weapons. The boat then sailed back to Vanaheimr, where Heimdall was stripped of his aged human shape, regained his eternal youth and was taken into Asgard. Asa-God of Light and the rainbow; "The White God"; he is the Guardian of Bifrost bridge. He stands at the gate and is brilliant in white armor. His teeth are gold. He has a great sword. He is a fierce warrior and very handsome. He has super-sight and super-hearing. He sleeps less than a bird. He can hear the grass grow and see hundreds of miles away. Heimdall carries a sword and the Gjallar horn. When a God comes to the gate, he blows the horn softly. At Ragnarok, he will blow the Gjall horn in warning and it will be heard throughout the nine worlds. His horse's name is Golden Forelock. From sunnyway (http://www.sunnyway.com/runes/gods2.html)

Surprisingly, Heimdall is rarely viewed as a Patron god, even though he is the good king of man, as Rig.