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 his 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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