Helblindi

The Old Norse name Helblindi has been translated as 'Helblind'.{{Sfn|Orchard|1997|p=79}}

Helblindi is also one of the many names of the god Odin, as found in Grímnismál (The Lay of Grímnir) or Gylfaginning (The Beguiling of Gylfi).{{Sfn|Orchard|1997|p=79}}

{{Poem quote|text=...he [Odin] called himself by various other names on his visit to King Geirrod:

I call myself Grim and Ganglari, Herian, ... Helblindi,...|char=|sign=|title=Gylfaginning|source=19–20, transl. A. Faulkes, 1987.}}

In the Prose Edda, Helblindi is several times noted as the brother of Loki and, implicitly, as the son of Laufey and Fárbauti.Rydberg (2003:24); Sykes (2002:85); Guelpa (2009:123-124).

{{Poem quote|text=His name is Loki or Lopt, son of the giant Farbauti. Laufey or Nal is his mother. Byleist and Helblindi are his brothers.|char=|sign=|title=Gylfaginning|source=27–34, trans. A. Faulkes, 1987.}}{{Poem quote|text=How shall Loki be referred to? By calling him son of Farbauti and Laufey, of Nal, brother of Byleist and Helblindi...|char=|sign=|title=Skáldskaparmál|source=8–16, trans. A. Faulkes, 1987.}}

Although it is not directly attested in original sources, scholars have considered Helblindi to be a son of Fárbauti. His exact role in the ancient mythic complex surrounding Loki's family remains unclear, however.{{Harvnb|Simek|1996|p=174}}; Kock (1899:100-102).

{{Reflist}}

• {{Cite book|last=Orchard|first=Andy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIujQgAACAAJ|title=Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend|date=1997|publisher=Cassell|isbn=978-0-304-34520-5|language=en|author-link=Andy Orchard}}
• {{Cite book|last=Simek|first=Rudolf|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZ24QgAACAAJ|title=Dictionary of Northern Mythology|date=1996|publisher=D.S. Brewer|isbn=978-0-85991-513-7|language=en|author-link=Rudolf Simek}}

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Category:Jötnar

Category:Names of Odin

Category:Loki