Æger

Prose Edda

• attestation: Æger (also called Hler) dwelt on Hler's Isle and was skilled in the black art (The Younger Edda: > Chapter I. > æGer'S Journey To Asgard.)

  "A man by name Æger, or Hler, who dwelt on the island called Hler's Isle, was well skilled in the black art"

• attestation: Æger's wife is Ran, and they have nine daughters; Ran has a net in which she catches all men who perish at sea (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > æGer'S Feast.)

  "The name of Æger's wife is Ran, and they have nine daughters, as has before been written. At this feast all things passed around spontaneously, both food and ale and all the utensils needed for the feasting. Then the asas became aware that Ran had a net in which she caught all men who perish at sea"

• attribution: Æger is the god presiding over the stormy sea (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Xv. > Vocabulary.)

  "ÆGER. The god presiding over the stormy sea"