ɛɡθˈeɪɚɹ ɪz mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə pˈoʊᵻm vˌɜːləspˈɑː pɹˈɑːfəsi ʌvðə vˈɜːlvə æz ðə hˈɜːdɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɜːtʌn lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn dʒˈɑːɹnvɪðɚ ˈaɪɚnwʊd ænd ɹˈeɪzɪŋ "ðə kˈɪnfoʊk ʌv fˈɛnɹɪɹ" wˈʊlvz.
Eggþér is mentioned in the poem Völuspá (Prophecy of the Völva) as the herder of the jötunn living in Járnviðr (Ironwood) and raising "the kinfolk of Fenrir" (wolves).