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Ratatoskr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
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In Norse mythology, Ratatoskr ( Old Norse, generally considered to mean " drill-tooth " or " bore-tooth ") is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the unnamed eagle, perched atop Yggdrasil, and the wyrm Níðhöggr, who dwells beneath one of the three roots of the tree.
Sophus Bugge theorized that the name Ratatoskr is a loan from Old English meaning " Rat-tooth.
In Norse mythology, Ratatoskr is a red squirrel who runs up and down with messages in the world tree, Yggdrasill, and spreads gossip.
Ratatoskr and attested
Although unexplained in the manuscript and not otherwise attested, in this image Ratatoskr bears a horn.
Ratatoskr and Poetic
In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, the squirrel Ratatoskr carries messages between the unnamed eagle and Nidhöggr, the wyrm that resides below the world tree.
Ratatoskr and century
A 17th century Icelandic manuscript depicting Ratatoskr.
Ratatoskr and from
Stanza 32 details that a squirrel named Ratatoskr must run across Yggdrasil and bring " the eagle's word " from above to Níðhöggr below.
The poem identifies Níðhöggr as tearing at the tree from beneath and also mentions Ratatoskr as carrying messages between Níðhöggr and the eagle who lives at the top of the tree.
The squirrel Ratatoskr carries insults from one to the other.
Ratatoskr and by
Veðrfölnir sits atop the eagle with Ratatoskr nearby ( upper right ) while Odin sacrifices himself to himself upon the tree Yggdrasil ( central ) in an illustration ( 1895 ) by Lorenz Frølich.
Ratatoskr and .
The name Ratatoskr contains two elements: rata-and-toskr.
According to Vigfússon, Ratatoskr means " tusk the traveller " or " the climber tusk.
A squirrel called Ratatoskr scurries up and down the ash Yggdrasil carrying " malicious messages " between the eagle and Níðhöggr.
Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the harts Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór, an unnamed eagle, the squirrel Ratatoskr and the wyrm Níðhöggr.
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In the Poetic Edda, the bridge is mentioned in the poems Grímnismál and Fáfnismál, where it is referred to as Bilröst.
In the Poetic Edda the tale of Baldr's death is referred to rather than recounted at length.
The Poetic epigram is also in the couplet form.
The Poetic Edda, also known as Sæmundar Edda or the Elder Edda, is a collection of Old Norse poems from the Icelandic medieval manuscript Codex Regius (" Royal Book ").
Along with the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda is the most expansive source on Norse mythology.
Fenrir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
In both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, is a son of Loki, and is foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr.
The event is described primarily in the Poetic Edda.
In the Icelandic books the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, Freyr is presented as one of the Vanir, the son of the sea god Njörðr, brother of the goddess Freyja.
Freyja is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources ; in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century ; in several Sagas of Icelanders ; in the short story Sörla þáttr ; in the poetry of skalds ; and into the modern age in Scandinavian folklore, as well as the name for Friday in many Germanic languages.
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In the Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna 26, Frigg is said to be Fjörgyns mær (" Fjörgynn's maiden ").
The problem is that in Old Norse mær means both " daughter " and " wife ," so it is not fully clear if Fjörgynn is Frigg's father or another name for her husband Odin, but Snorri Sturluson interprets the line as meaning Frigg is Fjörgynn's daughter ( Skáldskaparmál 27 ), and most modern translators of the Poetic Edda follow Snorri.
Grímnismál ( Sayings of Grímnir ) is one of the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda.
Heimdallr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material ; in the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, both written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; in the poetry of skalds ; and on an Old Norse runic inscription found in England.
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Hel is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
In the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, and Heimskringla, Hel is referred to as a daughter of Loki, and to " go to Hel " is to die.
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