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The Poetic Edda on Dvalin

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attestation: The stanza contains a narrative element involving Dvalin.

"11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri, Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin, Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain, Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori, An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Dvalin, Thor.

"16. "Men call it 'Sun,' | gods 'Orb of the Sun,' 'The Deceiver of Dvalin' the dwarfs; The giants 'The Ever-Bright,' | elves 'Fair Wheel,' 'All-Glowing' the sons of the gods."

Thor spake:"

attestation: Dvalin is characterized by beauty in the verse.

"16. "Men call it 'Sun,' | gods 'Orb of the Sun,' 'The Deceiver of Dvalin' the dwarfs; The giants 'The Ever-Bright,' | elves 'Fair Wheel,' 'All-Glowing' the sons of the gods."

Thor spake:"

attestation: The dwarf Dvalin gave magic runes to the dwarfs, likely accounting for their skill in craftsmanship, and is mentioned as father of some lesser Norns

"Dvalin: in Hovamol, 144, Dvalin seems to have given magic runes to the dwarfs, probably accounting for their skill in craftsmanship, while in Fafnismol, 13, he is mentioned as the father of some of the lesser Norns."
attestation: Dvalin was one of the foremost dwarfs, and the sun 'deceives' him because dwarfs cannot live in sunlight

"Deceiver of Dvalin: Dvalin was one of the foremost dwarfs; cf. Voluspo, 14, Fafnismol, 13, and Hovamol, 144. The sun "deceives" him because, like the other dwarfs living underground, he cannot live in its light"

relationship: The stanza references a daughter of Dvalin.

"13. "Of many births | the Norns must be, Nor one in race they were; Some to gods, others | to elves are kin, And Dvalin's daughters some."

Sigurth spake:"

attestation: Dvalin is the chief of the dwarfs, and there are minor Norns (fates) in addition to the three great Norns

"Dvalin: chief of the dwarfs; cf. Voluspo, 14."