2006-07-12 23:36:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Odin didn't "lose" the eye ... he traded it (thus sacrificing a portion of his omniscience) for a chance to partake at the Well of Knowledge, thus gaining foreknowledge of Ragnarok - the End of Everything.
Probably why he looks so grim, all the time ... prescience would definitely be a heavy burden to bear ... all your life would be "a repeat."
Still, short answer ... "He traded it for the chance to hang upside down over a well."
Cheers.
2006-07-13 00:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Grendle 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
He sacrificed the other eye for a single mouthful of water from the spring of wisedom which bubbled from underneath the second root of the world tree Yggdrasil.
2006-07-13 02:40:35 · answer #2 · answered by Cognito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not recognize too a lot about Norse mythology, yet in terms of Nefertiti, your speaking about the 'admired bust' of Nefertiti, by the sculptor Thutmose. some believe that this admired bust became surely a preparation device for Thutmose's scholars, as an party on the thanks to position in glass eyes into sculptures and busts. Others in simple terms believe it fell out through the years, or became not in any respect put in.
2016-10-14 10:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by ishman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He gave it up in order to drink from the Well of Mimir which bestowed great knowledge.He did this so he would gain knowledge of the runes he saw when he hung himself from the Yggdrasil.
2006-07-13 01:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually he gave it up for Omniscient sight. And he learned of Ragnorrak from the Volva- the seer. Mentioned in the Volupsa.
2006-07-13 01:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by celtic_majik_21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't lose it, he gave it up in order to drink from the Well of Mimir. That's like the fountain of youth, but it gives you knowledge instead of youth. I hope that makes sense.
2006-07-13 00:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by Adam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Running with scissors.
2006-07-14 06:37:13 · answer #7 · answered by Julie6962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you refering to the Norse legends or the movie the Vikings "with Tony Curtis and cast of many????????
2006-07-12 23:41:34 · answer #8 · answered by soeur_deux_de_ny2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was playing darts
2006-07-12 23:39:43 · answer #9 · answered by obnoxious angels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋