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Skírnir is a servant of Freyr in Norse mythology. He is sent to Jötunheimr to gain Gerðr's affection towards Freyr, as Freyr has fallen in love with her. When Gerðr refuses, Skírnir threatens her with his gambanteinn, or magic wand. Skírnir was also sent to dwarves to commision the making of Gleipnir, the cahin used to bind Fenrir.

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  • Skírnir is a servant of Freyr in Norse mythology. He is sent to Jötunheimr to gain Gerðr's affection towards Freyr, as Freyr has fallen in love with her. When Gerðr refuses, Skírnir threatens her with his gambanteinn, or magic wand. Skírnir was also sent to dwarves to commision the making of Gleipnir, the cahin used to bind Fenrir.
  • In Norse mythology, Skírnir (Old Norse "bright one") is the god Freyr's messenger and vassal. In the Poetic Edda poem Skírnismál, Skírnir is sent as a messenger to Jötunheimr to conduct Freyr's wooing of the fair Gerðr on condition of being given Freyr's sword as a reward. Skírnir also threatens Gerðr with his gambantein, a magic wand. In chapter 34 of the Prose Edda poem Gylfaginning, Skírnir is also sent to dwarfs in order to have them to make the restraint Gleipnir for the purpose of binding the wolf Fenrir.
  • Skírnir is a Norse god and a messenger serving Frey. A thousand years ago his demigod son, Leif Erikson, was the captain of Viking explorers landed in North America before Christopher Columbus.
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  • The Sword of Summer
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  • Skírnir
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  • Skírnir is a servant of Freyr in Norse mythology. He is sent to Jötunheimr to gain Gerðr's affection towards Freyr, as Freyr has fallen in love with her. When Gerðr refuses, Skírnir threatens her with his gambanteinn, or magic wand. Skírnir was also sent to dwarves to commision the making of Gleipnir, the cahin used to bind Fenrir.
  • In Norse mythology, Skírnir (Old Norse "bright one") is the god Freyr's messenger and vassal. In the Poetic Edda poem Skírnismál, Skírnir is sent as a messenger to Jötunheimr to conduct Freyr's wooing of the fair Gerðr on condition of being given Freyr's sword as a reward. Skírnir also threatens Gerðr with his gambantein, a magic wand. In chapter 34 of the Prose Edda poem Gylfaginning, Skírnir is also sent to dwarfs in order to have them to make the restraint Gleipnir for the purpose of binding the wolf Fenrir.
  • Skírnir is a Norse god and a messenger serving Frey. A thousand years ago his demigod son, Leif Erikson, was the captain of Viking explorers landed in North America before Christopher Columbus.
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