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Óttarr (Hyndluljóð) (4)

Óttarr (Hyndluljóð) (non.)
Ottar (The Song of Hyndla) (en.)
The young man in the poem Hyndluljóð who askes Freyja to help him acquire knowledge about his ancestors. Freyja changes him into a boar named Hildissvini to disguise him when they consult the giantess Hyndla.

Óttarr (Hyndluljóð) is referenced in:

Óttarr and the Memory Potion. 1895. Lorenz Frølich 1820-1908.

Digital image of the illustration on page 270 of Karl Gjellerup's 1895 edition of the Poetic Edda, entitled Den Ældre Eddas Gudesange.

Freyja Riding on Óttarr. 1895. Lorenz Frølich 1820-1908.

Digital image of the illustration on page 274 of Karl Gjellerup's 1895 edition of the Poetic Edda, entitled Den Ældre Eddas Gudesange.

Freyja Awakes Hyndla. 1908. W. G. Collingwood August 6, 1854 - 1932.

Digital image of the illustration on page 224 of the 1908 edition of Olive Bray's dual language edition The Elder or Poetic Edda: Commonly Known As Sæmund's Edda.

The Ancestry of Óttarr. 1908. W. G. Collingwood August 6, 1854 - 1932.

Digital image of the illustration on page 225 of the 1908 edition of Olive Bray's dual language edition The Elder or Poetic Edda: Commonly Known As Sæmund's Edda.

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Óttarr (Hyndluljóð) (4)

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