When he returned to Asgard, Skirnir was thanked by all the gods for going on this mission. ‘But what is it made of?’ asked Odin, fingering the fetter.
‘Six things,’ said Skirnir. ‘The sound a cat makes when it moves; a woman’s beard; the roots of a mountain; the sinews of a bear; the breath of a fish; and a bird’s spittle.’
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Loki’s Children and the Binding of Fenrir, The Norse Myths as retold by Kevin Crossley-Holland (via myzien)
Soft as silk and strong as steel
Fenrir’s fate these shackles seal
(via mythologyrules)
