he art
itself is called from his name _Bragr_, which epithet is also applied
to denote a distinguished poet or poetess. His wife is named Iduna. She
keeps in a box the apples which the gods, when they feel old age
approaching, have only to taste of to become young again. It is in this
manner that they will be kept in renovated youth until Ragnaroek.....

"'One of the gods is Heimdall, called also the White God. He is the son
of nine virgins, who were sisters, and is a very sacred and powerful
deity. He also bears the appellation of the Gold-toothed, on account of
his teeth being of pure gold, and also that of Hallinskithi. His horse
is called Gulltopp, and he dwells in Himinbjoerg at the end of Bifroest.
He is the warder of the gods, and is therefore placed on the borders of
heaven, to prevent the giants from forcing their way over the bridge.
He requires less sleep than a bird, and sees by night, as well as by
day, a hundred miles around him. So acute is his ear that no sound
escapes him, for he can even hear the grass growing on the earth, and
the wool on a sheep's back. He has a horn called the Gjallar-horn,
which is heard throughout the universe.....

"'Among the AEsir,' continued Har,'we also reckon Hoedur, who is blind,
but extremely strong. Both gods and men would be very glad if they
never had occasion to pronounce his name, for they will long have cause
to remember the deed perpetrated by his hand.

"'Another god is Vidar, surnamed the Silent, who wears very thick
shoes. He is almost as strong as Thor himself, and the gods place great
reliance on him in all critical conjunctures.

"'Vali, another god, is the son of Odin and Rinda; he is bold in war,
and an excellent archer.

"'Another is called Ullur, who is the son of Sif, and stepson of Thor.
He is so well skilled in the use of the bow, and can go so fast on his
snow-skates, that in these arts no one can contend with him. He is also
very handsome in his person, and possesses every quality of a warrior,
wherefore it is befitting to invoke him in single combats.

"'The name of another god is Forseti, who is the son of Baldur and
Nanna, the daughter of Nef. He possesses the heavenly mansion called
Glitnir, and all disputants at law who bring their cases before him go
away perfectly reconciled.....'

"OF LOKI AND HIS PROGENY.

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