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Encyclopedia > Gylfi
Gylfi greets Odin

Gylfi, Gylfe, Gylvi, or Gylve was the earliest king of Sweden present in Norse mythology. The traditions on Gylfi deal with how he was tricked by the gods. Hugo Hamilton, 1830 This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Hugo Hamilton, 1830 This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ...

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The creation of Zealand

The Ynglinga saga section of Snorri's Heimskringla and the Eddic poem Ragnarsdrápa tell a legend of how Gylfi was seduced by the goddess or giantess Gefjun to give her as much land as she could plow in one night. She transformed her four sons into oxen and took enough land to create the Danish island of Zealand, leaving the Swedish lake Mälaren. This legend is commemorated by the bronze Gefjun fountain in Copenhagen sculpted by Anders Bundgaard in 1908. The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. ... Heimskringla is the Old Norse name of a collection of sagas recorded in Iceland around 1225 by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1179-1242). ... Ragnarsdrápa is a skaldic poem composed to the Scandinavian hero Ragnar Lodbrok. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Gefjun (giver; also Gefjon, Gefyon, Gefn) was, in Norse mythology, a seeress and goddess, a member of both the Vanir and the Æsir. ... Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ... Location map Mälaren details, with Stockholm urban area to the right in pink. ... The Gefion fountain The Gefion fountain (Danish: Gefionspringvandet) is a large fountain on the harbour front in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Copenhagen (IPA: or ; Danish: IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...


Meeting the Æsir

Gylfaginning in the Prose Edda and the Ynglinga saga tell how the supposedly historic Odin and his people the Æsir obtained new land where they built the settlement of Old Sigtuna. Gylfi was later taught the religion promulgated by the Æsir. Snorri presents an outline of Norse mythology through a dialogue between Gylfi and three rulers of the Æsir. In Snorri's account Gylfi is deluded by the Æsir into accepting their supposed religious beliefs, hence the name Gylfaginning 'Deluding of Gylfi'. External links Original text English text Categories: Mythology stubs | Medieval literature | Sagas of Iceland | Norse mythology | Nordic folklore ... The Younger Edda, known also as the Prose Edda or Snorris Edda is an Icelandic manual of poetics which also contains many mythological stories. ... For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ... In Old Norse, the Æsir (singular Ás, feminine Ásynja, feminine plural Ásynjur, Anglo-Saxon Ós, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuz) are the principal gods of the pantheon of Norse mythology. ... Fornsigtuna (forn means ancient), Old Sigtun, Sithun, Sign(h)ildsberg or Signesberg is located in the parish of Håtuna ca 4 km west of the modern town of Sigtuna, by lake Mälaren, in Sweden. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ...


It is possible that Snorri's account is based on an old tradition tracing particular beliefs or foundations of particular cults to this legendary Gylfi.


Other appearances

In one version of Hervarar saga, king Gylfi married his daughter Heiðr to Sigrlami, the king of Garðaríki (Russia).[1] Heiðr and Sigrlami had the son Svafrlami who forced the two dwarves Dvalin and Durin to forge the magic sword Tyrfing. Hervarar saga ok Heidhreks is a fornaldarsaga from the 13th century using material from an older saga. ... Svafrlami was in the H and U version of the Hervarar saga the son of Sigrlami who was the son of Odin. ... Map showing Varangian or Rus settlement (in red) and location of Slavic tribes (in grey), mid-9th century AD Khazar influence indicated with blue outline. ... In Norse mythology, Dvalin is a common dwarf name found in several mythological tales and kennings. ... In Norse mythology, Durin is the name of a dwarf mentioned in Völuspá and repeated in Gylfaginning. ... For other uses see Tyrfing (disambiguation) Tyrfing or Tirfing was a magic sword which figures in a poem from the Elder Edda called The Waking of Angantýr, and in Hervarar saga. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Sigrlami átti Heiði, dóttur Gylfa konungs; þau attu sun saman, sá hèt Svafrlami. in N. M. Petersen's edition of Hervarar saga.
Preceded by
—		 Mythological king of Sweden Succeeded by
Odin

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Gylfi - definition of Gylfi - Labor Law Talk Dictionary (176 words)
According to Snorri Sturluson, Gylfi (occasionally Englished as Gylfe, Gylvi, or Gylve) was an ancient king of Sweden, from whom the supposedly historic Odin and his people the Aesir obtained new land where they built the settlement of Old Sigtuna.
Gylfi was later taught the religion promulgated by the Aesir.
In Sturluson's account Gylfi is deluded by the Aesir into accepting their supposed religious beliefs, whence the name Gylfaginning 'Deluding of Gylfi'.
NAVIGATION (4074 words)
(The Deluding of Gylfi) taken from the Younger or Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál (The Poesy of the Skalds) and the Poetic Edda.
Heimðallr’s possible relegation to sentinel status may have possibly been due to a result of betrayal of trust or accrued cognitive power in compensation for the loss of some bodily faculty?
Gylfaginning, or The tricking of Gylfi, is the first part of the Christian poet and historian Snorri Sturluson's Edda.
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