Editing Dellingr (section)

===''Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks''===
Five riddles found in the poem ''Heiðreks gátur'' contained in the [[legendary saga]] ''[[Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks]]'' employ the phrase "Delling's doors" (Old Norse ''Dellings durum'') once each. As an example, in one stanza where the phrase is used [[Gestumblindi]] ([[Odin]] in disguise) poses the following riddle:
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:What strange marvel
:did I see without,
:in front of Delling's door;
:its head turning
:to [[Hel (location)|Hel]] downward,
:but its feet ever seek the sun?
:This riddle ponder,
:O prince [[Heidrek]]!
'Your riddle is good, Gestumblindi,' said the king; 'I have guessed it. It is the [[leek]]; its head is fast in the ground, but it forks as it grows up.'<ref name=TOLKIEN35>Tolkien (1960:35).</ref>
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