Editing Gungnir (section)

==Attestations==
===''Poetic Edda''===
In the Poetic Edda poem ''[[Völuspá]]'', the [[Æsir-Vanir War]] is described as officially starting when Odin throws a spear over the heads of an assembly of [[Vanir]] gods. Whether or not this was specifically Gungnir is, however, unstated. In ''[[Sigrdrífumál]]'', the [[valkyrie]] [[Sigrdrífa]] advises [[Sigurd]] on the magical application of [[Runic alphabet|runes]]. She gives Sigurd advice and shares with him lore, including that runes were carved on the tip of Gungnir.

===''Prose Edda''===
According to chapter 51 of the ''[[Prose Edda]]'' book, ''[[Gylfaginning]]'', Odin will ride in front of the [[Einherjar]] while advancing on to the battle field at [[Ragnarök]] wearing a gold helmet, an impressive cloak of [[Mail (armour)|mail]] and carrying Gungnir. He will then attack the wolf [[Fenrir]] with it.

In ''[[Skáldskaparmál]]'', more information regarding the spear is presented. The spear was fashioned by the [[Dwarf (Germanic mythology)|dwarves]] known as the [[Sons of Ivaldi]] under the mastery of the blacksmith dwarf [[Dvalinn]]. The spear was obtained from the dwarfs by [[Loki]], the result of a scheme he concocted as a partial reparation for his cutting of the goddess [[Sif]]'s hair. The spear is described as being so well balanced that it could strike any target, no matter the skill or strength of the wielder.