Creature
Hraesvelg
The figure said in the poem to sit in eagle form at heaven’s end, with wind from his wings.
Overview
Hraesvelg is not a narrative actor but one of Vafthruthnir’s answers to Odin. The poem says he sits at heaven’s end in an eagle’s shape and that wind comes from his wings; this remains a poem’s “they say” cosmological image, not a modern natural explanation.
Key facts
Eagle form
Stanza 37 says Hraesvelg sits at heaven’s end in an eagle’s guise.
Answer about wind
The same stanza attributes the wind’s coming to his wings.
Relationships
- Vafthruthniris named in the wind answer
Vafthruthnir answers the question of wind by naming Hraesvelg’s wings.
Story appearances
- The Ballad of VafthruthnirSource-scoped record in this wisdom contest
The figure said in the poem to sit in eagle form at heaven’s end, with wind from his wings.
Ancient sources
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