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In one poem, this deity quips that a coward saved from spears will find no peace in old age. In a translation by Henry Bellows, this deity throws his spear to girdle a wall and bring about the peace of “gods in their assembly seats.” In a passage, this deity recalls how he “traveled so much” and “tested the mighty” before wondering if the sun will still shine after his death. A poem from the Codex Regius is framed as this deity being told a series of histories, (10[1])such as (10[1])a catalogue of various dwarves. (10[2])This deity (10[1])offered “myself to myself” (10[1])after (10[1])being wounded by a spear (10[3])in a passage (10[2])often (10[1])compared to Jesus’s crucifixion, (10[1]-5[1])from the Hávamál. The first book of the Poetic Edda (10[1])is a conversation between (10[1])a seeress called (10[1])a völva (10[1])and this deity, (10[2])who learns (10[1])he will be eaten (10[1])by Fenrir at Ragnarök. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Norse “All-Father.” ■END■ (10[2])

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