Vafþrúðnir
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Vafþrúðnir is a wise jötunn in Norse mythology. His name comes from Vaf, which means weave or entangle, and thrudnir, which means strong or mighty. Some interpret it to mean "mighty in riddles". It ma
Odin and Vafþrúðnir battle in a game of knowledge (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.
"Odin's last words to Baldr" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
Vafþrúðnismál
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Vafþrúðnismál 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
Vafþrúðnir
…which means strong or mighty. Some interpret it to mean "mighty in riddles". It may be anglicized Vafthruthnir or Vafthrudnir. In the Poetic Edda poem Vafþrúðnismál, Vafþrúðnir acts as (the disguised) Odin's host and opponent in a deadly battle of wits that results in Vafþrúðnir's defeat. A small portion of Poetic…
A depiction of Frigg asking Odin not to go to Vafþrúðnir (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.