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Poetic Edda

39.[1] But ye all have heard,—  for of them who haveThe tales of the gods,  who better can tell?—What prize he won  from the wilderness-dweller,Who both his children  gave him to boot.
40.[2] The mighty one came  to the council of gods,And the kettle he had  that Hymir's was;So gladly their ale  the gods could drinkIn Ægir's hall  at the autumn-time.

    servants (cf. stanza 39). Snorri does not indicate that Loki was in any way to blame.

  1. ↑ This deliberate introduction of the story-teller is exceedingly rare in the older poetry.
  2. ↑ The translation of the last two lines is mostly guesswork, as the word rendered "gods" is uncertain, and the one rendered "at the autumn-time" is quite obscure.

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