Glæsisvellir

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Glæsisvellir (Glittering Plains) was a location in Jotunheim in Norse mythology. It is mentioned in sources such as Bósa saga ok Herrauds, Hervarar saga,[1] Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns and Helga þáttr Þórissonar.

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In Glæsisvellir could be found a location called Ódáinsakr, or Údáinsakr (lit. "Deathless Acre", meaning the "Undying Lands"). Everyone who went there became healthy and young, and so no one ever died there. The Eireks saga víðförla is about a man who searched for and found Údáinsakr.

In the Hervarar saga, it is the kingdom of Gudmund and his son Höfund. Gudmund was a friendly jötunn who was popular in later sagas.

In Gesta Danorum, Saxo Grammaticus makes a reference to Odainsaker as the place where the Scanian governor Fialler retired after having been attacked by the Danish king Wiglek:

Fiallerum Scaniae praefectum exsilio adegit, quem ad locum, cui Undensakre nomen est, nostris ignotum populis concessisse est fama.[2]

Fialler, the governor of Skaane, he drove into exile; and the tale is that Fialler retired to a spot called Undensakre, which is unknown to our peoples.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Rydberg, Viktor (1907). Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3: Gods and Goddesses of the Northland. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 9781465507716.
  2. ^ "Saxo Grammaticus: Gesta Danorum". Det Kongelige Bibliotek. Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2017-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "The Danish History, Books I-IX". The Medieval and Classical Literature Library. Retrieved 2017-09-26.

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