A great spell-caster, his greatest deed involved ascertaining a promise to hold a meeting at the grove of Barri.
A great spell-caster, his greatest deed involved ascertaining a promise to hold a meeting at the grove of Barri. To extract this oath he must gallop through the fiery circle that guards a daughter of Gymir, [*] all the while bearing gifts of life-giving apples, the multiplying ring, Draupnir, and a glowing portrait captured in a drinking horn. Even though he is armed with the magic, dancing sword and threatens to behead her, the young Frost giantess refuses to see his master, the ruler of Alfheim. But as he begins to mumble an incantation that would make her so ugly that she would have to lie with the dead, Gerda gets scared and agrees to the rendezvous. FTP identify this faithful servant to the Gods, who found Gleipnir, but was primarily associated with his master Frey.
A great spell-caster, his greatest deed involved ascertaining a promise to hold a meeting at the grove of Barri.
{Skirnir}