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In Norse mythology, Gleipnir (Old Norse "open one")^[1] is the binding that holds the mighty wolf Fenrir (as attested in chapter 34 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning). Its name means "the entangled one" or "the deceiver", and has also been translated as "wolf lock" and "absurd lock".

The making process of Gleipnir's Chain

In Norse mythology, Gleipnir is an iron rope created by the Norse gods for the third time to bind the demon wolf Fenrir. The Gods had attempted to bind Fenrir twice before with huge chains of metal, The iron chains of （Leyding） and （Dromi）. were torn apart by Fenrir before this. Therefore, they commissioned the dwarves to forge a chain that was impossible to break. After the gods failed to bind the demon wolf twice in a row, they asked Freyr's messenger Skírnir to find the strongest ropes made by the dwarves. The materials of the chains are:

The sound of a cat's footfall
The beard of women
The roots of mountains
The sinews of the bear
The breath of the fish
The spittle of the birds

The dwarves made the chain magically from six things in the world (and these things are now missing in the world because they were taken away to be part of the chain) Even though Gleipnir is as thin as a silken ribbon, it is stronger than any iron chain. It was forged by the dwarves in their underground realm of Niðavellir.

Gleipnir, having bound Fenrir securely, was the cause of Týr's lost hand, for Fenrir bit it off in revenge when he was not freed. Gleipnir is said to hold until Ragnarök, when Fenrir will finally break free and devour Odin.^[2]

Citations

^ Orchard (1997:58).
^ Völuspá stanza 53

General and cited references

Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2

[ORCHARD58-1] Orchard (1997:58).

[2] Völuspá stanza 53

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+{{Short description|Unbreakable binding in Norse mythology}}
-'''Gleipnir''' is the binding that holds the mighty wolf [[Fenrisúlfur]] in [[Norse Mythology]]. Even though it is as thin as a [[silk]]en [[ribbon]], it is stronger than any [[iron]] [[cable|chain]]. It was forged by the dwarves, and made of six wondrous ingredients:
+{{for|the manga series|Gleipnir (manga)}}
+In [[Norse mythology]], '''Gleipnir''' ([[Old Norse]] "open one")<ref name=ORCHARD58>Orchard (1997:58).</ref> is the binding that holds the mighty wolf [[Fenrir]] (as attested in chapter 34 of the ''[[Prose Edda]]'' book ''[[Gylfaginning]]''). Its name means "the entangled one" or "the deceiver", and has also been translated as "wolf lock" and "absurd lock".
-*The [[sound]] of a [[cat]]'s footfall
-*The [[beard]] of a [[woman]]
-*The [[root]]s of a [[mountain]]
-*The [[sinew]]s of a [[bear]]
-*The [[breath]] of a [[fish]]
-*The [[spittle]] of a [[bird]]
+== ''The making process of Gleipnir's Chain'' ==
-Thus we no longer hear a cat's footfall, women have no beards, mountains have no roots, bears no sinews, fish no breath, and birds no spittle.
+In [[Norse mythology]], Gleipnir is an iron rope created by the Norse gods for the third time to bind the demon wolf Fenrir.  The Gods had attempted to bind Fenrir twice before with huge chains of metal, The iron chains of （Leyding） and （Dromi）. were torn apart by Fenrir before this. Therefore, they commissioned [[Norse dwarves|the dwarves]] to forge a chain that was impossible to break. After the gods failed to bind the demon wolf twice in a row, they asked [[Freyr]]'s messenger [[Skírnir]] to find the strongest ropes made by the dwarves. The materials of the chains are:
+* The [[sound]] of a [[cat]]'s footfall
-Gleipnir, having bound the Fenrisúlfur securely, was the cause of [[Tyr|Týr]]'s lost arm, for the Fenrisulfr bit it off when he was not freed.
+* The [[beard]] of [[women]]
+* The [[root]]s of [[mountains]]
+* The [[Wiktionary:sinew|sinews]] of the [[bear]]
+* The [[breath]] of the [[fish]]
+* The [[spittle]] of the [[bird]]s
+The dwarves made the chain magically from six things in the world (and these things are now missing in the world because they were taken away to be part of the chain) Even though Gleipnir is as thin as a [[silk]]en [[ribbon]], it is stronger than any [[iron]] [[Wire rope|chain]]. It was forged by the dwarves in their underground realm of [[Niðavellir]].
-Gleipnir will hold until [[Ragnarok|Ragnarök]], when it (and it's binding force) will break and [[Fenrir]] will devour [[Odin]].
+Gleipnir, having bound Fenrir securely, was the cause of [[Tyr|Týr]]'s lost hand, for Fenrir bit it off in revenge when he was not freed. Gleipnir is said to hold until [[Ragnarök]], when Fenrir will finally break free and devour [[Odin]].<ref>[[Völuspá]] stanza 53</ref>
-===Trivia===
+== Citations ==
-* In the popular [[Microsoft]] game: "[[Age of Mythology]]", one of the many relics players can encounter includes an item known as "The fetters of Fenrir". The relic (when garrisoned at a temple) adds 250 to hunting attack.
+{{reflist}}
+== General and cited references ==
+* Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. [[Orion Publishing Group|Cassell]]. {{ISBN|0-304-34520-2}}
-{{NorseMythology}}
+{{Norse mythology}}
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