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You have already said that all men shall live in some world through all ages. He is also called Hangagod, Haptagod, Farmagod; and he gave himself still more names when he came to King Geirrod: Then said Ganglere: A very great number of names you have given him; and this I know, forsooth, that he must be a very wise man who is able to understand and decide what chances are the causes of all these names. Then the woman began to bestir herself, and Thor lost his footing. And again, in Heimdals Song, he says himself: From Gnas name it is said that anything that fares high in the air gnas. ", High-One widened his eyes, and clapped Gylfi on the shoulder, "Good question, Gangleri! But if it is made with craft and guile, then, little though it may look, that band will never come on my feet. The Midgard-serpent took the ox-head into his mouth, whereby the hook entered his palate, but when the serpent perceived this he tugged so hard that both Thors hands were dashed against the gunwale. Make snippets of your favorite quotes and moments from Chapter 41 | 41 - The Deluding of Gylfi and organize them with all your favorite classic book quotes in a playlist. Thereupon they approached the king, Utgard-Loke, and greeted him. Then the asas came together and held counsel, and the bargain was made with the builder that he should get what he demanded if he could get the burg done in one winter; but if on the first day of summer any part of the burg was unfinished, then the contract would be void. The asas and the einherjes arm themselves and speed forth to the battlefield. First, there is a winter called the Fimbul-winter, when snow drives from all quarters, the frosts are so severe, the winds so keen and piercing, that there is no joy in the sun. Go, Gangleri, and use this as you can.". Afterward she was married to Annar. At dawn he sends them out to fly over the whole world, and they come back at breakfast time. Then says Gangleri: Why is there such a great difference, that summer should be hot but winter cold? The Deluding of Gylfi isnt a part of the Norse mythos but rather an invention of Snorri Sturluson to make the lore easier to understand. Thus it is said in Grimners Lay: Thereupon said Ganglere: I wish to ask tidings of more of the asas. No one is so wise that he can tell all his great works; but I can tell you so many tidings of him that it will grow late before all is told that I know. It is built of serpents wattled together, and all the heads of the serpents turn into the hall and vomit forth venom that flows in streams along the hall, and in these streams wade perjurers and murderers. Thor seated himself in the door; the others went farther in and were very much frightened. The tale is not long. Then they handed it from one to the other and tried its strength with their hands, but it did not break. Thus the wolf perishes. The cup-bearer immediately brought forward the horn and handed it to Thor. 6 Old Norse nagl means "nail", but this is may be a folk etymology for a form related to Latin necare (meaning "to kill"). Thereupon Surt flings fire over the earth and burns up all the world. Then said Ganglere: That is a most useful goat, and right excellent tree that must be that she feeds upon. I will again defend my burg with similar or other delusions, so that you will get no power over me. He left and returned the things he learned to the people of Iceland. Then quoth he: He saw three high-seats, one above the other, and in each sat a man. He is also so wise, that it is said of anyone who is specially intelligent, that he is Tyr-learned. Then they took the embers and sparks that flew loose and had been cast from Muspell's World1 and set them in the midst of Mighty Space2, both above and below, to light the sky and Earth. He is the ward of the gods, and sits at the end of heaven, guarding the bridge against the mountain-giants. Afterward they worked in iron, stone and wood, and especially in that metal which is called gold. Then answered Har: Why do you not ask how many doors there are in Valhal, and how large they are? Then they took a second heat, and when Huge came to the goal and turned, there was a long bolt-shot to Thjalfe. Then said Ganglere: What tidings are to be told of Ragnarok? So he started the Prose Edda with a story of his own about a king of Sweden called Gylfi who disguised himself as a traveler called Gangleri and went on a journey to visit the sir and gain knowledge from them. Thor went over to it, put his hand under the middle of its body and tried to lift it up, but the cat bent its back in the same degree as Thor raised his hands; and when he had stretched them up as far as he was able the cat lifted one foot, and Thor did not carry the game any further. She asked him for his name, and of what kin he was, saying that the day before there rode five fylkes (kingdoms, bands) of dead men over the bridge; but she added, it does not shake less under you alone, and you do not have the hue of dead men. Sun was made to drive the speedy horses of the Sun chariot, which was very difficult, since the chariot was very hot, filled with embers! So the gods kept the horses, named Early-Waker and All-Strong, cool by putting bellows underneath them. When he came home, he neither spake, slept, nor drank, and no one dared speak to him. Near is he who pursues her, and there is no escape for her but to run before him. In the morning he asked Hel whether Balder might ride home with him, and told how great weeping there was among the asas. Nastrand is a large and terrible hall, and its doors open to the north. The Gods tell the story of the creation myth while they perpetually trick the king with a cunning set of visual illusions. A giantess in Jotunheim, hight Angerboda. He has a trumpet called Gjallarhorn, and when he blows it it can be heard in all the worlds. And for this reason odin is called Alfather, that he is the father of all gods and men, and of all things that were made by him and by his might. Gangleri is then challenged to show his wisdom by asking questions, as is the custom in many sagas. Cold.winter was coming soon to his kingdom, and the people would ask him again why it was so very cold. Then they built another hall as a home for the goddesses, which also is a very beautiful mansion, and is called Vingolf. But even if you are unable to break this band, you will have nothing to fear from the gods, for we will immediately loose you again. Har answered as follows: As Bors sons went along the sea-strand, they found two trees. When it began to dawn, Thor went out and saw a man lying not far from him in the wood. The dart pierced him and he fell dead to the ground. And where the land had been taken away became afterward a sea, which in Sweden is now called Logrinn (the Lake, the Malar Lake in Sweden). Said Ganglere: What is said about this place? There he will lie until Ragnarok. He thought to himself whether this could come from their own nature, or whether the cause must be sought for among the gods whom they worshiped. link to +150 Popular Norse and Viking Names (Female & Male), link to Jarnsaxa: The Giantess And Norse Goddess of the Sea. So he ran away and hid himself in a rock. The Gylfaginning deals with the creation and destruction of the world of the Norse gods, and many other aspects of Norse mythology. Brage is the name of another of the asas. Back to Text, 11 All-father is a name for inn. What game will you now offer me? (Summary by Becky Cook) Listen to Chapter 41 | 41 - The Deluding of Gylfi . When Loke, Laufeys son, saw this, it displeased him very much that Balder was not scathed. Thor invited the bonde, his wife and their children, a son by name Thjalfe, and a daughter by name Roskva, to eat with them. Source: Nks 1867 4to. You will not be deemed so great a man here among us as the asas call you, if you do not distinguish yourself more in other feats than you seem to me to have done in this. It has three colors, is very strong, and is made with more craft and skill than other structures. He is the originator of deceit, and the disgrace of all gods and men. "East, West, North, and Southoh, yes, I see" mumbled Gylfi. Har answered him: Twelve are the divine asas. When this was done and made known, it became the pastime of Balder and the asas that he should stand up at their meetings while some of them should shoot at him, others should hew at him, while others should throw stones at him; but no matter what they did, no harm came to him, and this seemed to all a great honor. Utgard-Loke bade her take a wrestle with Asa-Thor. Answered Har: There are many magnificent dwellings. They therefore agreed to pass nine nights in Thrymheim and three in Noatun. Odin is called Alfather, for he is the father of all the gods; he is also called Valfather, for all who fall in fight are his chosen sons. Because of this, we need to keep in mind, when reading his material, that the myths we are reading may not be exactly the same as the myths told by pre-Christian Scandinavians. Thus it was before these things were made. Skirner said that he would go, though he was loth to do so, as it was probable that he would get evil words in reply. When he told these dreams to the asas they took counsel together, and it was decided that they should seek peace for Balder against all kinds of harm. Then answered Har: Nor is it wonderful that she speeds with all her might. In the morning Hymer arose, dressed himself, and busked himself to row out upon the sea to fish. Gylfi said to himself as he walked, "They would know the answers. King Gylfi ruled over the land which is now called Svithiod (Sweden). However, eventually High-One said to Gylfi, "A well-informed man would not ask this, because this is known by everyone. The following are also named: Thyn, Vin, Thol, Bol, Grad, Gunthrain, Nyt, Not, Non, Hron, Vina, Vegsvin, Thjodnuma. Some live a good life and are rich; some get neither wealth nor praise. So Summer grew up to be this way. There are yet more norns, namely those who come to every man when he is born, to shape his life, and these are known to be of the race of gods; others, on the other hand, are of the race of elves, and yet others are of the race of dwarfs. The sun moves fast, and almost as if she were afraid, and she could not speed her course even if she feared death. But when the wolf now began to spurn against it the band grew stiffer, and the more he strained the tighter it got. Odin laid on the funeral-pile his gold ring, Draupner, which had the property of producing, every ninth night, eight gold rings of equal weight. He did not remain long at home, before he busked himself so suddenly for a new journey, that he took neither chariot, nor goats nor any companions with him. They find in the grass those golden tables which the asas once had. He surpasses other men in the craft of cunning, and cheats in all things. And you will seem strange to you but that the sun will have a daughter no less fair than herself, and she will travel in in her mother's path, as it says here: But now if you can ask anything more, then I do not know from where an answer will come, because I never heard any man tell at greater length the story of the universe. Late in the evening he sought out a place for their night quarters under a large oak. [Gangleri/Gylfi goes on to ask High One, Just-as-High, and Third many things about the nature of the universe and the gods and heroes of Scandinavian mythology. So it is said in the Valas Prophecy: Then said Ganglere: Where is the chief or most holy place of the gods? For what feats are you and your companions prepared? When you come to the sea-shore you will discover how much the sea has sunk by your drinking; that is now called the ebb. To Gylfi these gods seemed to find his lack of knowledge amusing. He included lots of the old myths and stories so that people would know how to use them in the poetry. Then said Hymer that they had come to the place where he was wont to sit and catch flat-fish, but Thor said he would like to row much farther out, and so they made another swift pull. He went out of Midgard in the guise of a young man, and came in the evening to a giant by the name Hymer. Gylfi looked up to see the three great Aesir staring at him expectedly. Then said Utgard-Loke: That is a feat, indeed, if you can keep your word, and you shall try it immediately. Third sniggered a bit. He found the door and headed back home to his people with all of the new information he had found. Thus he gets information about many things, and hence he is called Rafnagud (raven-god). Then Third says: Next she was married to someone called Other.7 Their daughter is called Earth.8 Last she wedded Shining One, who was related to the sir.9 Their son was Day.10 He was bright and fair like his father. They looked about them and found an adjoining room to the right, in the midst of the hall, and they went in. High-One answered again, "A certain man who was called Mundilfari had two children. Because he was the universe, he ruled it, see? Thereupon asked Ganglere: On what did the cow subsist? Then answered he who came in last, namely Loke: I know the feat of which I am prepared to give proof, that there is no one present who can eat his food faster than I. Thus it is said in the Valas Prophecy: It is generally believed that this Thok was Loke, Laufeys son, who has wrought most evil among the asas. A certain man who was called Mundilfari had two children. Thus it is said in the Valas Prophecy: And on this point, when Vafthrudner, the giant, was asked by Gangrad: Then asked Ganglere: How were the races developed from him? He wrote a number of books, including one best known as the Prose Edda, which contains a great deal of Scandinavian mythological material. The owner of the well hight Mimer. Ginnunga means something like "magical, mighty" and himin literally means "heaven". It is told of him that he gave a ploughland in his kingdom, the size four oxen could plough in a day and a night, to a beggar-woman as a reward for the way she had entertained him. But High One goes on to tell Gangleri/Gylfi this:]. The Gylfaginning deals with the creation and destruction of the world of the Norse gods, and many other aspects of Norse mythology. Frey came riding in his chariot drawn by the boar called Gullinburste or Slidrugtanne. Odin's greatest achievement was the creation of man and the immortal soul. Then there came into the hall an old woman. Thride added: What is most important, he made man and gave him a spirit, which shall live, and never perish, though the body may turn to dust or burn to ashes. THE DELUDING OF GYLFI Translated by Jean I. In this hall is the high-seat, which is called Hlidskjalf, and when Alfather sits in this seat, he sees over all the world. Therein are five hundred and forty floors, and it is the largest house that men have made. Although it describes Scandinavian myths, many scholars believe its material was influenced by Christianity. Some experts think that "iron-coal" may be a mistake in the original text of the story for "iron-cold". It was written after Skaldskaparmal, perfecting the form of a question-answer setting, where the gods answer questions from a curious learner. Are there other remarkable places than the one by Urds fountain? Oder went far away. Then said Ganglere: Wonderful tidings are these I now hear; a wondrous great building is this, and deftly constructed. This woman, however, was of the family of the sir; her . Har answered: Of no great account was his meeting with Bele. Other causes of these names must be sought in his journeys, which are told of in old sagas; and you can lay no claim to being called a wise man if you are not able to tell of these wonderful adventures. Two birds are fed in Urds fountain; they are called swans, and they are the parents of the race of swans. That's why Winter himself is so nasty and grim. ", Just-as-High stopped, looked at Gylfi. 9 The sir are one of the families of the Scandinavian gods. Then Thor made up his mind that if he could get a chance to give him the third blow, he would never see him again, and he now lay watching for Skrymer to sleep fast. Har answered: There are many and many bad abodes. He thought maybe he understood, but was not sure. If you want to learn more about Norse mythology, this is the perfect website for you. Snorri was a poet, politician, historian, and Christian. High-One spoke long about how humans were created and where the gods came to live. She keeps in a box those apples of which the gods eat when they grow old, and then they become young again, and so it will be until Ragnarok (the twilight of the gods). They gave them clothes and names; the man they called Ask, and the woman Embla. They also recounted Bifrost, the only link between Asgard and the human realms. Back to Text, 14 Old Norse sarnkol. Third giggled, and Just-as-High thumped him in the chest. There are hundreds of unique names of the Norse gods, Viking warriors, elves, gnomes, and dwarfs in the books of Norse mythology. Har answered: Good norns and of good descent shape good lives, and when some men are weighed down with misfortune, the evil norns are the cause of it. To him was given force and strength, whereby he conquers all things quick. Description: The Swedish King Gylfi, who is in disguise as Gangleri , presumably in the presence of inn, who is represented in three forms as rii, Jafnhrr, and Hrr. Then went Skade up on the mountain, and dwelt in Thrymheim. In regard to the first, in which Loke took part, the facts were as follows: He was very hungry and ate fast; but he whose name was Loge was wildfire, and he burned the trough no less rapidly than the meat. Loke saw that he now had only two chances of escape,either to risk his life and swim out to sea, or to leap again over the net. Thereupon they built a forge; made hammer, tongs, anvil, and with these all other tools. When the gods came to their senses, Frigg spoke and asked who there might be among the asas who desired to win all her love and good will by riding the way to Hel and trying to find Balder, and offering Hel a ransom if she would allow Balder to return home again to Asgard. Gylfi felt about three inches tall and slumped. Snorri, however, was very learned in Biblical and classical (Greek and Roman) studies and this knowledge may have affect the way he rebuilt the myths. They took his huge skull and made the sky. Then added Thride: Odin is the highest and oldest of the asas. Or do they drink water? Its called the delusion of Gylfi because Snorri accepted the Old Norse sagas as nothing more than myths. After many questions, Gylfi asked about the difference between summer and winter, and this question annoyed the gods. I can see these things which you have taken as proof. As punishment, the gods took Muldilfari's children and made them work in the sky. The Deluding Of Gylfi Summary The Gylfaginningserves as a framework to retell Old Norse sagas sampled from surviving Nordic texts through the eyes of Gylfi. Third and Just-as-High seemed alarmed at this question. When there were three days left before summer, the work was all completed excepting the burg gate. Old Norse Mythology by Dr. Mathias Nordvig, The Delusion of Gylfi. First is the tale of King Gylfi of Sweden, and how he lost land that became Zealand to a beggar-woman, a disguised woman of the sir.
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