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Mögþrasir

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Norse mythical character

InNorse mythology,Mögþrasir (Old Norse:Mǫgþrasir[ˈmɔɣˌθrɑsez̠], possibly meaning "the one who is striving for sons"^[1]) is ajötunn who is solely attested in stanza 49 of the poemVafþrúðnismál from thePoetic Edda.^[1]

Vafþrúðnismál

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Mögþrasir is mentioned during the contest of wisdom betweenOdin and the giantVafþrúðnir (here anglicized as Mogthrasir):

Stanza 48:

Odin said:

"Much I have travelled, much have I tried out,

much have I tested thePowers;

who are those maidens who journey in troops,

wise in spirit, over the sea?"^[2]

Stanza 49:

Vafthrudnir said:

"Three of the race of Mogthrasir's girls

travel over the settlements,

they are bringers of luck in the world,

although they are raised among giants."^[2]

Theories

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According to Carolyne Larrington, the identities of these maidens are uncertain but they are probably theNorns. If this is the case, then Mögþrasir is either their father or is being used as akenning to indicate the Norns' kinship with the jötnar.

Notes

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^^a ^bSimek (2007:221).
^^a ^bLarrington's translation.

References

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Larrington, Carolyne (transl.) (1996).The Poetic Edda.Oxford World's Classics.ISBN 0-19-283946-2
Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall.Dictionary of Northern Mythology.D.S. Brewer.ISBN 0-85991-513-1

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