Alvaldi

Alvaldi (also Ölvaldi; Old Norse 'all-powerful') is a jötunn in Norse mythology, presented as the father of Þjazi.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Saturn's moon Alvaldi is named after him.

Name

The Old Norse name Alvadi means 'all-powerful'.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The name Ölvadi, found in Skáldskaparmál, appears to be a variant form referring to the same character.Template:Sfn

Attestations

In Hárbarðsljóð (Lay of Hárbarðr), Alvadi is mentioned as the father of the jötunn Þjazi.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

In Skáldskaparmál (Language of Poetry), he is named Ölvadi and portrayed as the father of Þjazi, Gangr and Iði. Described as "very rich in gold", Ölvadi divides the inheritance among his sons in such a way that each may take the same mouthful of gold.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn According to philologist Rudolf Simek, the story is probably the remnant of an old myth.Template:Sfn Template:Poem quote

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