Step 11 of 12 · Quarrels, Feuds and Making Peace

Glitnir

Modern interpretation

Why this step

Glitnir is the hall of Forseti. Grímnismál calls it the tenth dwelling, on gold sustained and decked with silver, and says Forseti lives there and allays every strife. The entry adds a caution: Jan de Vries notes that Forseti’s link to justice rests on his name alone, probably “the presiding one”, and that the line about him may be a later addition.

From the Lorebook

The hall of Forseti, who settles every quarrel.

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