and Earth, taking Bali's head and granting him immortality in lieu of taking the last pace. Dumézil theorizes that these myths of Fenrir vs. Víðarr and Bali vs. Vishnu may have a common origin in an Indo-European god of spatiality, similar but distinct from the hypothetical framing or entry / exit god that spawned Janus and Heimdallr. Notes References Bellows, Henry Adams (1923). The Poetic Edda. American-Scandinavian Foundation. Byock, Jesse (Trans.) (2006). The Prose Edda. Penguin Classics. Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda. Everyman. Dumézil, Georges. "Le dieu Scandinave Vidarr". In: Revue de l'histoire des religions, tome 168, n°1, 1965. pp. 1-13. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.3406/rhr.1965.8204]; www.persee.fr/doc/rhr_0035-1423_1965_num_168_1_8204 Larrington, Carolyne (Trans.) (1999). The Poetic Edda. Oxford World's Classics. Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. Pluskowski, Aleks. "Apocalyptic Monsters: Animal Inspirations for the Iconography of Medieval Northern Devourers" as collected in: Bildhauer, Bettina. Mills, Robert (2004). The Monstrous Middle Ages. University of Toronto Press. Schapiro, Meyer (1980). Cain's Jaw-Bone that Did the First Murder, Selected Papers, volume 3, Late Antique, Early Christian and Mediaeval Art. Chatto & Windus, London, . JSTOR. Æsir Sons of Odin Vengeance gods Norse gods