Hvem er odin i, hvordan odin mistede sit øje?
I kapitel 3 står der, at Odin havde to brødre, Vé og Vili. Mens Odin var væk, styrede hans brødre hans rige. Engang var Odin væk i så lang tid, at Æsirerne troede, at Odin ikke ville vende tilbage. Hans brødre begyndte at dele Odins arv op, "men hans kone Frigg delte de mellem sig. Men bagefter vendte [Odin] imidlertid tilbage og tog sin kone i besiddelse igen". Kapitel 4 beskriver Æsir-Vanir-krigen. Ifølge kapitlet "førte Odin krig mod Vanir". Vanirerne forsvarede imidlertid deres land, og kampen blev et dødvande, idet begge parter havde ødelagt hinandens lande. Som en del af en fredsaftale udvekslede de to sider gidsler. En af disse udvekslinger gik galt og resulterede i, at Vanir halshuggede et af de gidsler, som Æsirerne sendte til dem, Mímir. Vanirerne sendte Mímirs hoved til Æsirerne, hvorefter Odin "tog det og balsamerede det med urter, så det ikke ville rådne, og talte magi [oldnordisk galdr] over det", hvilket gav hovedet evnen til at svare Odin og "fortælle ham mange okkulte ting".
Chapter 3 says that Odin had two brothers, Vé and Vili. While Odin was gone, his brothers governed his realm. Once, Odin was gone for so long that the Æsir believed that Odin would not return. His brothers began to divvy up Odin's inheritance, "but his wife Frigg they shared between them. However, afterwards, [Odin] returned and took possession of his wife again". Chapter 4 describes the Æsir-Vanir War. According to the chapter, Odin "made war on the Vanir". However, the Vanir defended their land and the battle turned to a stalemate, both sides having devastated one another's lands. As part of a peace agreement, the two sides exchanged hostages. One of the exchanges went awry and resulted in the Vanir decapitating one of the hostages sent to them by the Æsir, Mímir. The Vanir sent Mímir's head to the Æsir, whereupon Odin "took it and embalmed it with herbs so that it would not rot, and spoke charms [Old Norse galdr] over it", which imbued the head with the ability to answer Odin and "tell him many occult things".
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