Vafþrúðnir
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Odin and Vafþrúðnir battle in a game of knowledge (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.
Vafþrúðnir (Old Norse "mighty weaver"[1]) is a wise jötunn in Norse mythology. In the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál, Vafþrúðnir acts as both (the disguised) Odin's host and opponent in a deadly battle of wits, resulting in Vafþrúðnir's defeat.
Notes
- ↑ Orchard (1997:170).
References
- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2
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