Gestumblindi is a personal name appearing in two medieval Scandinavian legendary texts: Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and (in the Latinised form as Gestiblindus)...
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Gátur Gestumblinda (redirect from Riddles of Gestumblindi)
riddles of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, also known as Gátur Gestumblinda ('Gestumblindi's riddles'), Heiðreks gátur ('Heiðrekr's riddles') and Heiðreksmál ('Heiðrekr's...
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battle between Goths and Huns; and a third, containing the riddles of Gestumblindi. It has inspired later writers and derivative works, such as J. R. R...
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Heiðreks gátur contains a riddle that mentions Sleipnir and Odin: 36. Gestumblindi said: "Who are the twain that on ten feet run? three eyes they have,...
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structure of Odin's and Vafþrúðnir's encounter has parallels with the Gestumblindi and King Heidrek incident in the Norse Hervarar saga and The Hobbit’s...
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durum) once each. As an example, in one stanza where the phrase is used Gestumblindi (Odin in disguise) poses the following riddle: What strange marvel did...
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giant Vafthrudnir in the Eddic poem Vafthrudnismal and in the riddles of Gestumblindi in Hervarar saga. Upon seeing the corpse being carried to the ship, Nanna...
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Heiðreks gátur contains a riddle that mentions Sleipnir and Odin: 36. Gestumblindi said: Who are the twain that on ten feet run? three eyes they have, but...
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and Gestiblindus now sought Fróði's aid. (In the Norse Hervarar saga Gestumblindi is the name assumed by the disguised Odin and it is possible that this...
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Gelging Ginnarr Deceiver Óðins nǫfn (1) Gizurr Riddler Óðins nǫfn (1) Gestumblindi / Blind Guest Hervarar saga (10), þulur, Óðins nǫfn (7) Glapsviðr Glapsvid...
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