Grimnismol: A Name Revealed in Fire

Chapters

1. 01

   Two Brothers Lost at Sea

   In the prose opening, Hrauthung’s two sons go fishing and are driven away by the wind.

   HrauthungAgnarGeirröth
2. 02

   A Fosterling King Becomes a Wager

   Odin and Frigg dispute whether Geirröth mistreats guests.

   OdinFriggAgnarGeirröth
3. 03

   Fulla’s Warning

   Fulla is sent to warn Geirröth to beware of a stranger.

   FullaFriggGeirröth
4. 04

   Grimnir Between Two Fires

   The king places the blue-cloaked man calling himself Grimnir between two fires.

   GeirröthOdinGrimnir Between Two Fires
5. 05

   Agnar Brings a Horn

   Agnar brings a horn and reproves his father for tormenting a guest without cause.

   AgnarOdinGrimnir Between Two Fires
6. 06

   Halls Named from the Fire

   From the fire, Grimnir names halls, feasts, and divine knowledge; the long catalogues are not split into another story.

   OdinGrimnir Between Two Fires
7. 07

   Many Names, One Speaker

   Grimnir gives a succession of names without immediately saying who he is.

   OdinGeirröth
8. 08

   Odin Revealed, the Sword Falls

   Grimnir reveals himself as Odin; the closing prose says Geirröth rises to help and dies by his own sword.

   OdinGeirröthAgnarGrimnir Between Two Fires

Ancient sources

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

• Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Grimnismol, Manuscript prose opening, stanzas 1–3 and 45–54, and closing prose: the fires, Agnar’s horn, Odin’s disclosure, and Geirröth’s death.