Mortal

Glaumvor

Gunnar’s wife, who urges him to turn back through a sequence of dreams.

MythWeave AI-generated editorial illustration, Atlamol core batch

Overview

After Kostbera, Glaumvor tells her own dreams: a gallows, serpents, a bloody weapon, and dead women seeking Gunnar. Gunnar admits the journey may be short, yet says it is fixed. She is not a prediction machine, but the poem’s way of giving the household a voice before departure.

Key facts

Gunnar’s wife

Stanzas 6 and 21 call Glaumvor Gunnar’s wife.

Dream warnings

Stanzas 21–25 warn Gunnar through images of a gallows, serpents, and the dead.

Relationships

Gunnarwife of
The poem calls Glaumvor Gunnar’s wife.
Gunnarwarns
Glaumvor urges Gunnar to turn back through dream images.

Story appearances

The Greenland Ballad of AtliSource-scoped figure in this poem
Gunnar’s wife, who urges him to turn back through a sequence of dreams.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Atlamol en Grönlenzku, Bellows stanzas 1–99: falsified runes, the warnings of Kostbera and Glaumvor, the trap at Atli’s home, the brothers’ deaths, and Hniflung and Guthrun killing Atli.

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