Eggther
Sign in to savethumb|240px|Illustration by Lorenz Frølich: Eggþér and Fjalar on the right, [[Járnviðr on the left]] Eggþér (also Eggthér, or Egdir; Old Norse: , 'Edge-Servant') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is the herder of the female jötunn (probably Angrboða) who lives in Járnviðr (Ironwood) and raises monstrous wolves. In the poem Völuspá, Eggþér is described as sitting on a mound and joyfully striking his harp while the red rooster Fjalarr begins to crow to herald the onset of Ragnarök.
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thumb|240px|Illustration by Lorenz Frølich: Eggþér and Fjalar on the right, [[Járnviðr on the left]] Eggþér (also Eggthér, or Egdir; Old Norse: , 'Edge-Servant') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is the herder of the female jötunn (probably Angrboða) who lives in Járnviðr (Ironwood) and raises monstrous wolves. In the poem Völuspá, Eggþér is described as sitting on a mound and joyfully striking his harp while the red rooster Fjalarr begins to crow to herald the onset of Ragnarök.
== Name == The Old Norse name ('edge-servant') is a compound formed with the word ('edge') attached to ('servant'). It has been interpreted as meaning 'bearer of a sword', 'one who is servant of the sword', or 'one who has servants armed with knives', possibly denoting 'one who provides victims for battle'.
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