Step 9 of 12 · The Halls of the Gods
Glitnir
Why this step
Glitnir turns from war to judgement. Grímnismál calls it the tenth dwelling, “on gold sustained” and decked with silver, where Forseti lives and settles every strife. The entry is careful here: Jan de Vries notes that Forseti’s link to justice rests on his name alone, which probably means “the presiding one”, and that the line describing him may be a later addition. It is a hall of peacemaking known mostly from one short verse.
From the Lorebook
The hall of Forseti, who settles every quarrel.
Questions to sit with
- When a quarrel near you needs settling, who does it fall to? Is that who you would choose?