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AlvssmlAlvssml is an Eddic poem relating a conversation Þrr had with the dwarf Alvss ("All-knowing"). Alvss comes to Þrr to claim Þrr's daughter as his bride. The daughter had apparently be promised to him earlier. Þrr refuses, as he wasn't home, when the deal was done, unless Alvss can answer any question Þrr poses. The rest of the poem is mainly a list of names, as Alvss dashes off synonyms in reply to Þrr's questions. But finally the sun rose, and Alvss, being a dwarf, turned to stone as its rays struck him. There is no action in the poem, and it stands entirely on its own, but it does contain words not found elsewhere, some doubtlessly the creation of its poet. It is also the only episode on record where Þrr outthinks his adversary. He usually relied on brute force.
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