This figure's namesake rune in Old English associates him with the North Star. Odin most likely inherited the mantle of "god of the hanged" from this god, who used to administer justice. Loki threatens to seduce his wife in the Lokasenna, and an action he undertook that involved Gleipnir led to his 
This figure's namesake rune in Old English associates him with the North Star. Odin most likely inherited the mantle of "god of the hanged" from this god, who used to administer justice. Loki threatens to seduce his wife in the Lokasenna, and an action he undertook that involved Gleipnir led to his nickname "leavings of the wolf." The Prose Edda states he will kill and be killed by Hel's guard dog, Garm. Having lost his hand during the binding of Fenrir, FTP who is this one-handed Norse god of war?
This figure's namesake rune in Old English associates him with the North Star.
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