A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The story of Elli, the Norse goddess of Previous Age, is a fascinating Norse fable that conjures up us with quite a few important classes.
Inside the framework of Norse beliefs, it’s evident that the idea of outdated age was as soon as a formidable power feared by each people and gods.
This story continues to have nice energy as a result of it nonetheless conjures up us to view getting old not as a foe, however as an ally on our life’s journey.
Snorri Sturluson tells his story in Prose Edda’s ebook “Gylfaginning.” We meet Elli and the trickster god Loki, this time as the large Utgarda-Loki (or Loki of the Outyards”) and the citadel ruler Útgarðr in Jötunheimr.
Someday, Thor visited Utgard-Loki (often known as ‘Skrymir’), the strongest and essentially the most crafty of the giants, in his mighty Utgardr citadel.
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