The Poetic Edda on Motsognir
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attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Motsognir.
"10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next; Many a likeness | of men they made, The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said."
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Motsognir.
"10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next; Many a likeness | of men they made, The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said."