Hreidmar

[ hreyd-mahr ]

noun

1. (in the Volsunga Saga ) the father of Fafnir, Otter, and Regin. He demanded wergild from the gods for killing Otter, and was killed by Fafnir when he got it.

Example Sentences

The head of the household that dwelt there was named Hreidmar; he was a mighty man and much skilled in magic.

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But when Hreidmar saw theviii otter he called his sons Fafnir and Regin and said that Otter, their brother, had been killed, and told them who had done it.

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Thereupon, the father and his sons fell upon the gods and took them and bound them, saying that the otter was the son of Hreidmar.

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Then the otter was flayed, and Hreidmar took the otter's skin and said that they should fill it with red gold and should then cover it wholly up with gold, and that should be their atonement.

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He then went away to Hreidmar's and showed Odin the gold; but when he saw the ring, it seemed to him very beautiful and he took it out of the treasure, but paid over to Hreidmar the gold.

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