Andvari
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Now this ring was a talisman and had the power of attracting to it all precious metal like itself; therefore Andvari would not part with it.
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)
They touch briefly on all the chief points of the story of the Niblung hoard, from the capture and ransom of Andvari to the winning of the warrior maiden Sigrdrifa by Sigurd.
From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by Ker, W. P.
The dwarfs, as well as the elves, were ruled by a king, who, in various countries of northern Europe, was known as Andvari, Alberich, Elbegast, Gondemar, Laurin, or Oberon.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
This he did for days, but nowhere could he discover either the dwarf Andvari or his hoard.
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)
His hoard is the hoard that the Dwarf Andvari had from the world's early days.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy
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