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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...
- in to order marry, Svipdagr's sister, Groa. The prince was eventually successful and Svipdagr's father, Sigtryg was killed. Svipdagr escaped to Norway...
- Svipdagsmál (Old Norse: [ˈswɪpˌdaɣsˌmɒːl], 'The Lay of Svipdagr') is an Old Norse poem, sometimes included in modern editions of the Poetic Edda, comprising...
- 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...
- 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)...
- Norse poems commonly published under the title Svipdagsmál "The Lay of Svipdagr". These poems are found together in several 17th-century paper m****cripts...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- by crowning him as co-ruler. Later, he was killed by Svipdagr, king of the Norwegians. Svipdagr Daughter of Gram and Groa Son-in-law of Gram After Gram...