Hnikarr

"Inciter." One of the many names used by Odin. In Reginsmál, Sigurðr and his men were driven past a certain promontory during a storm, and saw a man standing on a cliff. When they inquired who he was, the man answered:

They called me Hnikar,

when I Hugin gladdened,

young Völsung!

and battles fought.

Now thou mayest call me

the ancient of the rock,

Feng, or Fiölnir.

The name is also found in Grímnismál and Hrafnagaldr Óðins.

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