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Vafþrúðnir

Vafþrúðnir (Old Norse "mighty weaver") is a wise jötunn in Norse mythology. His name comes from Vaf, which means weave or entangle, and thrudnir, which means strong or mighty. Some interpret it to mean "mighty in riddles". It may be anglicized Vafthruthnir or Vafthrudnir. In the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál, Vafþrúðnir acts as (the disguised) Odin's…

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Contest of wits with Odin

Nine WorldsSkinfaxiHrimfaxiIvingRagnarök
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Old NorseJötunnNorse mythologyPoetic EddaVafþrúðnismál
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Vafþrúðnir

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Avg. degree1.94
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related to Contest of wits with Odin · 33
Vafþrúðnir → Aurgelmir, Bergelmir, Both, Day, Dellingr, Each, Earth, Einherjar, Fenrir, He, Hraesvelg, Hrimfaxi, Iving, Moon, Mundilfari, Niflheim, Night, Nine Worlds, Njörðr, Nór
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Vafþrúðnir → Baldr, Bilbo, Bilbo’s, Dark, Gestumblindi, Gollum, King Heidrek, Many, Norse, Norse Hervarar, Odin, Odin's, Riddles, The, The Hobbit, The Hobbit’s, This, Thus, Tyrfing, Vafþrúðnir's
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Vafþrúðnir → Illustrations, My Norse Digital Image, MyNDIR, Repository

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odin edda mighty contest question norse vafthrudnir poetic odin's knowledge wits world guest king heidrek gollum riddle viking vol northern

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The Hobbitinstance ofbut also more modern works of literature0.80text
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinThe0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinPoetic Edda0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinVafþrúðnismál0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinEach0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinNine Worlds0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinOdin0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinDay0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinNight0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinSkinfaxi0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinHrimfaxi0.60section
Vafþrúðnirrelated to Contest of wits with OdinOdin's0.60section

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