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Svipdagr (Old Norse: [ˈswipˌdɑɣz̠] "sudden day") is the hero of the two Old
Norse Eddaic poems Grógaldr and Fjölsvinnsmál,
which are
contained within the...
- Svipdagsmál (Old Norse: [ˈswɪpˌdaɣsˌmɒːl], 'The Lay of
Svipdagr') is an Old
Norse poem,
sometimes included in
modern editions of the
Poetic Edda, comprising...
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theorized that Dagr may be
related to (or may be the same
figure as) the hero
Svipdagr (whose name
means "the
suddenly dawning day") who is
attested in various...
- mountain"). The
exchange between the hero
Svipdagr and Fjölsviðr
mentioning Eir is as follows:
After the exchange,
Svipdagr asks if
these figures will give aid...
- is a
bridal quest, in
which Svipdagr eventually gains entry to the
mansion that
houses his would-be
bride Menglöð.
Svipdagr (under the
pseudonym Vindkaldr)...
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Norse poems commonly published under the
title Svipdagsmál "The Lay of
Svipdagr".
These poems are
found together in
several 17th-century
paper m****cripts...
- in to
order marry,
Svipdagr's sister, Groa. The
prince was
eventually successful and
Svipdagr's father,
Sigtryg was killed.
Svipdagr escaped to Norway...
- fruit, and as
harboring the **** Víðópnir. The
first mention occurs when
Svipdagr asks Fjölsviðr to tell him what the name of the tree
whose branches reach...
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fastest horse ever to exist, and also the form of a she-wolf to bear Fenrir.
Svipdagr angered Odin, who
turned him into a dragon.
Despite his
monstrous appearance...
- in the Old
Norse poem Grógaldr, (a
section of Svipdagsmál), by her son
Svipdagr. In
death she has lost none of her
prophetic powers, and is able to ****ist...
