Forseti

Twelve Frisian wise men (Asegeir) commissioned to compile a law code were storm-driven to sea; when they called on Forseti, a mysterious thirteenth passenger appeared, steered them to an island, struck a spring from the earth with his axe, and expounded a law code before vanishing.

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Forseti is a god in Norse mythology (Poetic Edda, The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index)

Forseti is a god in Norse mythology (Poetic Edda, The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index)

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