Alvíssmál
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- 1200-00-00
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right|thumb|300px|Thor converses with Alvíss while protecting his daughter. Illustration by W. G. Collingwood thumb|"Sun Shines in the Hall" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
Alvíssmál (Old Norse: 'The Song of All-wise' or 'The Words of All-wise') is a poem collected in the Poetic Edda, probably dating to the 12th century, that describes how the god Thor outwits a dwarf called Alvíss ("All-Wise") who seeks to marry his daughter.
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