George Dumezil argued, against the thesis of Bernhard Salin, that this event was not based on any historical fact by pointing out that most accounts of it did not localize its participants, and that the exchange which followed it was extremely unlikely. According to one account, one participant in t
George Dumezil argued, against the thesis of Bernhard Salin, that this event was not based on any historical fact by pointing out that most accounts of it did not localize its participants, and that the exchange which followed it was extremely unlikely. According to one account, one participant in this event was known as "Heid," or "bright one," and was said to be "the favorite of wicked women," while another account of this event holds that its conclusion marked the birth of poetry. According to Snorri's Ynglingsaga, one group of participants in this event lived by the river Tanakvisl, and this event began with the attempt to burn and stab to death a sorceress named Gullveig. The dwarf Kvassir was born as a result of this event, described in stanzas 21-24 of the Voluspa, at the end of which both sides spat into a cauldron to signify a truce. For 10 points, identify this mythological conflict at the end of which one side gained Hoenir as a hostage while sending Njord, Frey, and Freya to Asgard.
George Dumezil argued, against the thesis of Bernhard Salin, that this event was not based on any historical fact by pointing out that most accounts of it did not localize its participants, and that the exchange which followed it was extremely unlikely.
Aesir-Vanir war [accept obvious equivalents that mention both parties]