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Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886). Odin (/ ˈ oʊ d ɪ n /; [1] from Old Norse: Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and ...
Another important part of the Poetic Edda is the Hávamál, [c] a poem on social conduct attributed to Odin, who was the god of war and wisdom and the leading deity in Norse mythology. [8] It is considered the most important source on Old Norse philosophy, [b] [d] and has been referred to as the "Nicomachean Ethics of the North". [4]
The image has been thought to depict Odin with his horse Sleipnir and his spear Gungnir with Huginn and Muninn flowing above. In Norse mythology, Huginn and Muninn (roughly "mind and will" – see § Etymology) are a pair of ravens that serve under the god Odin and fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin.
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Odin the Wanderer (the meaning of his name Gangleri); illustration by Georg von Rosen, 1886. Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology. The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar, particularly in the Old Norse record.
A 19th century depiction of Odin finding Mímir's beheaded body (Poetic Edda by Erik Brate) Mímir or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology, renowned for his knowledge and wisdom, who is beheaded during the Æsir–Vanir War. Afterward, the god Odin carries around Mímir's head and it recites secret knowledge and counsel to him.
Odin and Vafþrúðnir battle in a game of knowledge (1895) by Lorenz Frølich. Vafþrúðnismál ( Old Norse : "The Lay of Vafþrúðnir ") [ 1 ] is the third poem in the Poetic Edda . It is a conversation in verse form conducted initially between the Æsir Odin and Frigg , and subsequently between Odin and the jötunn Vafþrúðnir, as they ...
Between blessings, sayings, toasts and proverbs, the Irish clearly know a thing or two about catchy, humorous, encouraging and wise statements. And what's more—they are incredibly proud of being ...