He was considered a historical rival of Hotherus in the Gesta Danorum, and may be the same character as Phol in the Merseburg Incantations.
He was considered a historical rival of Hotherus in the Gesta Danorum, and may be the same character as Phol in the Merseburg Incantations. According to Gylfaginnig [GIL-fa-gin-ning], his son is named Forseti, and the King of Norway's daughter, Nanna, is his wife. The dwarf Litr was kicked onto his funeral pyre, while his wife threw herself on it. He was said to have the greatest ship ever built, named Hringhorni, and lived in the hall of Breidablik. His death prompted Odin to produce a child that would immediately slaughter the killer a day later. For ten points, name this Norse god of light and beauty, killed by his blind brother Hodr when Loki discovered he could be harmed by mistletoe.
He was considered a historical rival of Hotherus in the Gesta Danorum, and may be the same character as Phol in the Merseburg Incantations.
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