Gleipner

Gleipner was made by dwarfs in Svartalfaheim from six impossible things: cat's footfall, woman's beard, mountain's roots, bear's sinews, fish's breath, and bird's spittle

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Gleipner was made by dwarfs in Svartalfaheim from six impossible things: cat's footfall, woman's beard, mountain's roots, bear's sinews, fish's breath, and bird's spittle (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Ix. > Loke And His Offspring.)

Gleipner was made by dwarfs in Svartalfaheim from six impossible things: cat's footfall, woman's beard, mountain's roots, bear's sinews, fish's breath, and bird's spittle (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Ix. > Loke And His Offspring.)

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