Víðarr, also known as the Wide Ruler or Vidar in English, is one of the Sir and is a deity of retribution in Norse mythology. According to legend, Víðarr is the son of Odin and the Jötunn Gríðr. He is prophesied to kill the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök to exact revenge for the murder of his father. Víðarr is mentioned in the Prose Edda, which was composed in the thirteenth century by Snorri Sturluson, and the Poetic Edda, which was assembled in the thirteenth century from earlier conventional documents. It is believed that Víðarr is pictured beside Fenrir on the Gosforth Cross. The figure is the subject of several ideas, including those involving possible ritual stillness and a Proto-Indo-European origin. At the beginning of the poem, according to Lokasenna, Loki chastises the Gods for failing to properly welcome him to the feast at the hall of Æsir. Odin finally complies with the etiquette laws in verse 10, asking Víðarr to stand and serve the argumentative visitor a drink. Víðarr carries out his directives. Loki gives the Æsir a toast before starting his flyting i.e. a contest of exchanging insults between two parties, often conducted in verse. According to a theory, Víðarr depicts a cosmic figure based on a Proto-Indo-European motif. Further evidence suggests that he was affiliated with both horizontal and vertical space because of his vast step and sturdy shoe, as well as with the lower and upper jaws of the wolf. This means that by killing the wolf, Víðarr prevents the wolf from annihilating the cosmos, allowing the cosmos to be rebuilt after the obliteration of Ragnarök. [Information and Image Credit : Víðarr , Wikipedia ] [Image : A depiction of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart by W. G. Collingwood, 1908, inspired by the Gosforth Cross] [The Original Work (Image) work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of Author plus 70 years or fewer; The Original Work (Image) is in Public Domain in the United States because the book was published before 1923. Also in the public domain in Britain. The Current Work is a AI-Based Colorized Version of the Original; (Kindly Relate to Individual Image URL for More Usage Property)] [Wikipedia-Source Image-URL :
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