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The person thought to be Gestumblindi then goes to King Heiðrekr, takes up the option to challenge Heiðrekr to solve riddles, and, depending on the manuscript, presents around thirty-seven. Heiðrekr solves them all until, finally, Óðinn/Gestumblindi asks Heiðrekr "What did Odin whisper in
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is unlikely to be coincidental: 'since the one-eyed Óðinn is celebrated elsewhere not only for his half-blindness, but also for his propensity to wander the various worlds in the guise of a guest (and indeed using the name Gestr, "guest")'.
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and flees. Óðinn curses Heiðrekr to be killed by slaves, which transpires in the following chapter. (Heiðrekr's sword cuts off a piece of the bird's tail, which the saga says is why the hawk has a short tail.)
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twelve men whom he entrusts to offer a just judgement to any of his enemies. Heiðrekr's enemies may also win their case against the king by posing riddles that Heiðrekr cannot answer.
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Heiðrekr sends a message to Gestumblindi saying that he must come to a settlement with the king or risk his life. Gestumblindi
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The Reception of 'Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks' from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century
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After a violent youth, King Heiðrekr has settled down in his kingdom of
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Although generally attested in medieval sources as one word, the name
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Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe
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A Commentary on 'The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition'
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appearing in two medieval Scandinavian legendary texts:
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people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend
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Index

personal name
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks
Saxo Grammaticus
Gesta Danorum
folk tales
Riddles of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks
Heiðrekr
Christopher Tolkien
Reiðgotaland
hirð
sacrifices
Óðinn
Baldr
neck-riddle
Tyrfingr
hawk
king of the Geats
Frodi
Denmark
Alrik


The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise
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Old Norse religion

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