��in is the greatest of the Aesir. He is the one-eyed god of wisdom, and poetry, and of battles and the slain. He is the patron of warriors, rulers, and poets. He is the lord of hosts and the god of inspiration.
��in became all-wise by drinking from M�mir's fountain, at the cost of one of his eyes. He is Alf��ur (all father), father of many of the Aesir, and creator of the first man and woman. He entertains the special chosen of the slain warriors who are to battle at his side at Ragnar�k. From his high seat Hli�skj�lf in his hall he can survey all that happens in all the nine worlds. His ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory) fly out into the world every morning and return at nightfall to whisper into ��in's ears all the news they have seen and heard. ��in rides the eight-legged horse Sleipnir, and carries the spear Gungnir. |
