King Geirrod Betrayed His Brother Agnar And Sent Him To Die But Justice Finally Prevailed

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - The dispute between Odin and Frigg has been provoked by their relationship with Geirrod (Geirröd) and Agnar, who were sons of King Hrauding of the Goths. Hrauding was a human king and the proud father of Geirrod and Agnar.

His story is beautifully narrated in the poem Grímnismál from the Poetic Edda, the great collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry.

One day, the boys set out in a boat to catch some small fish. However, the wind swept them off into the open sea. During the pitch-black night, they found themselves shipwrecked on an unfamiliar shore.

Venturing inland, they stumbled upon a humble cottage where they sought refuge for the winter months. In the cottage lived a poor farmer and his wife, who were, in reality, Odin and Frigg.

Odin took Geirrod under his protection, and Frigg fostered Agnar. In the spring, the farmer sent them away in a boat, and he and his wife followed them to the shore.

But at the farewell, the farmer whispered something to Geirrod that the others did not hear.

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