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Hrasvelg

The giant Hrasvelg sits at heaven's northern end in eagle's plumes, and winds arise when he spreads his wings

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The giant Hrasvelg sits at heaven's northern end in eagle's plumes, and winds arise when he spreads his wings (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Viii. > The Asas.)

Hrasvelg is a giant in eagle form who sits at the northern end of heaven and causes wind by spreading his wings (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Viii. > The Asas.)

Prose Edda

attestation: The giant Hrasvelg sits at heaven's northern end in eagle's plumes, and winds arise when he spreads his wings (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Viii. > The Asas.)

"At the northern end of heaven sits a giant, who hight Hrasvelg. He is clad in eagles' plumes, and when he spreads his wings for flight, the winds arise from under them"
attestation: Hrasvelg is a giant in eagle form who sits at the northern end of heaven and causes wind by spreading his wings (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Viii. > The Asas.)

"At the northern end of heaven sits a giant, who hight Hrasvelg. He is clad in eagles' plumes, and when he spreads his wings for flight, the winds arise from under them"

Appears in: Beings, Entities in Prose Edda, Norse Tradition