Groa

First appears: Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 1

Life events

• Groa sings protective spells for her son before his journey.(Elder Edda · The Incantation of Groa)
  • With: Son
  • “I will sing to thee first one that is thought most useful, which Rind sang to Ran; that from thy shoulders thou shouldst cast what to thee seems irksome: let thyself thyself direct.”
• Groa sang magic songs to loosen the flint-stone lodged in Thor’s head.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 1 · 📍 Thrudvang)
  • With: Thor
  • “She sang her magic songs over Thor until the flint-stone became loose.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 1

• married with Orvandel “Then came the vala whose name is Groa, the wife of Orvandel the Bold.”
• protégé: Thor “She sang her magic songs over Thor until the flint-stone became loose.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 2

• married with Orvandel “Until Orvandel’s wife, Magic songs singing, From the head of Thor Removed the giant’s Excellent flint-stone.”

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