According to Ancient Norse Beliefs, ''Svalinn'' was the name given to a ''Great Warshield'', placed into The Cosmos by The God Odin. He placed The Shield ''between'' The Sun and Earth as a means of protecting Our World from being ''burned away''. Regulating how much heat Our World gets, Svalinn was a means of possibly explaining Solar Eclipses and other Cosmic Events, to The Norse.