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In the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál, the god Odin (disguised as Grímnir) provides the young Agnarr with information about Odin's companions. He tells the prince about Odin's wolves Geri and Freki , and, in the next stanza of the poem, states that Huginn and Muninn fly daily across the entire world, Midgard .
Runic Inscription 181 Runestone G 181 with figures identified as Odin, Thor, and Freyr. This Viking Age runestone , designated as G 181 in the Rundata catalog, was originally located at a church at Sanda, Gotland , Sweden, and is believed to depict the three Norse pagan gods Odin , Thor , and Freyr .
In Grímnismál, Odin and Frigg are both sitting in Hliðskjálf when they see their foster sons Agnarr and Geirröðr, one living in a cave with a giantess and the other a king. Frigg then made the accusation to her husband that Geirröðr was miserly and inhospitable toward guests, so after wagering with one another over the veracity of the ...
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.
Task Force ODIN, whose name is an acronym for observe, detect, identify, and neutralize, is a United States Army aviation battalion created in August 2006 to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) operations to combat insurgent operators of improvised explosive devices in Iraq.
Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his horse, Sleipnir, being faster than Hrungnir's steed Gullfaxi. During the race, which Sleipnir wins, Hrungnir enters Ásgard, and there becomes drunk and abusive. After they grow weary of him, the gods call on the god Thor to battle Hrungnir.
Jeff Duncan (born January 28, 1966) is an American heavy metal musician, best known for being the rhythm guitarist of Armored Saint [1] and previously Odin. [2] He currently also plays in DC4. Biography
One of Odin's names, specifically the one he uses in Grímnismál (Sayings of Grímnir), see list of names of Odin; A character in the children's novel, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen; An "ancestor god" of the dwarfs in Warhammer Fantasy; Name of soul reapers for Goddess Hel in Runes books, YA novels by Ednah Walters