- In
Norse mythology,
Andvaranaut (12th c. Old Norse: [ˈɑndˌwɑrɑˌnɔut]),
meaning Andvari's Gem ("Andvari's
precious possession"), is a
magic ring, initially...
- covered, one
whisker still protruded,
forcing Loki to give up the ring
Andvarinaut to hide it. The ring had been
stolen from, and
cursed by, the
dwarf Andvari...
- worm, and was
later killed by Sigurð, who took
Andvarinaut, and so
inherited its curse. How
Andvarinaut came to be
cursed is
explained in
detail in Völsunga...
- over all of his gold,
Andvari holds on to but a
single ring; the ring
Andvarinaut,
which Loki also takes. Andvari, now in the form of a dwarf, goes into...
- of the Völsunga saga and Nibelungenlied. Note the
slain Sigurd with
Andvarinaut on the top of the stone, and a lady who puts
snakes into a
snake pit...
-
combining two accounts: in Atlakviða
Gudrun sends another ring (not
Andvarinaut) with a wolf's hair, and in Atlamál, she
sends a
message in runes, but...
