Hreidmar

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[hreyd-mahr] / ˈhreɪd mɑr /

noun

1. (in theVolsunga 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.

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Hreidmar

But when Hreidmar saw the otter he called his sons, Fafner and Regin, and said that Otter, their brother, was slain, and also told who had done it.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn

But the name of the bonde who lived there was Hreidmar.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn

But not long was it left to Hreidmar to gloat over.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

The gods offered as a ransom as much money as Hreidmar himself should determine, and that was agreed upon as a reconciliation and was bound with oaths.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Ah, a curse was upon the hoard, for Hreidmar and Fafnir and I have perished because of it.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy