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    Svipdagr (Old Norse: [ˈswipˌdɑɣz̠] "sudden day") is the hero of the two Old Norse Eddaic poems Grógaldr and Fjölsvinnsmál, which are contained within the...
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    Dagr (section Svipdagr)
    theorized that Dagr may be related to (or may be the same figure as) the hero Svipdagr (whose name means "the suddenly dawning day") who is attested in various...
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    mountain"). The exchange between the hero Svipdagr and Fjölsviðr mentioning Eir is as follows: After the exchange, Svipdagr asks if these figures will give aid...
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    in to order marry, Svipdagr's sister, Groa. The prince was eventually successful and Svipdagr's father, Sigtryg was killed. Svipdagr escaped to Norway...
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    Svipdagsmál (Old Norse: [ˈswɪpˌdaɣsˌmɒːl], 'The Lay of Svipdagr') is an Old Norse poem, sometimes included in modern editions of the Poetic Edda, comprising...
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  • fruit, and as harboring the cock Víðópnir. The first mention occurs when Svipdagr asks Fjölsviðr to tell him what the name of the tree whose branches reach...
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    Norse poems commonly published under the title Svipdagsmál "The Lay of Svipdagr". These poems are found together in several 17th-century paper manuscripts...
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    is a bridal quest, in which Svipdagr eventually gains entry to the mansion that houses his would-be bride Menglöð. Svipdagr (under the pseudonym Vindkaldr)...
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    in the Old Norse poem Grógaldr, (a section of Svipdagsmál), by her son Svipdagr. In death she has lost none of her prophetic powers, and is able to assist...
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  • by crowning him as co-ruler. Later, he was killed by Svipdagr, king of the Norwegians. Svipdagr Daughter of Gram and Groa Son-in-law of Gram After Gram...
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