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THE GODS OF THE NOET^. 97
to choose guests for Valhalla and to turn the vic-
tory. Among their number is Skuld, the youngest
of the Nornir. SuiTOunded by lightning's glare.and
bearing bright spears, they ride in bloody armor
through the air and over the seas. When their
steeds shake their manes, dew falls in the deep val-
leys and hail upon the high forests.
The ruler of the sea is Mgir, also called G;fmir
and Hler. He is a Jotun, though a friend of the
.^ir. "When the latter visit him, his hall is illumi-
nated with shining gold. His wife is Ean. She has
a net with which she catches seafarers. The daugh-
ters of ^gir and Ean are the Waves : they are un-
friendly to voyagers and strive to overturn ships.