Mogthrasir

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In Norse mythology, Mogthrasir (Mögþrasir) is a giant mentioned only in stanza 49 of the poem Vafthrudnismal from the Poetic Edda during the contest of wisdom between Odin and the giant Vafthrudnir:

Odin said:

48.

"Much I have travelled, much have I tried out,

much have I tested the Powers;

who are those maidens who journey in troops,

wise in spirit, over the sea?"

Vafthrudnir said:

49.

"Three of the race of Mogthrasir's girls

travel over the settlements,

they are bringers of luck in the world,

although they are raised among giants."

— Larrington trans.

The identities of these maidens are uncertain but they are probably the Norns according to Larrington. If this is the case then Mogthrasir is either their father or is being used in a kenning to indicate their kinship with the giants.

[edit] References

• Larrington, Carolyne (transl.) (1996). The Poetic Edda. Oxford World's Classics. ISBN 0-19-283946-2.

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