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       Why Odin has one eye
       By: Arnvid Date: March 2, 2014, 1:30 pm
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       How Odin gave up his eye
       
       In the spot where the sky and ocean meet, the giant Mimer kept
       guard over his hidden well, in the bottom of which lay such a
       treasure of wisdom as was to be found nowhere else in the world.
       One night, when the sun had set behind the mountains of
       Midgard, Odin put on his broad-brimmed hat and, with staff in
       hand, trudged down the long bridge to where it ended by Mimer's
       secret grotto and asked for a drink. But the giant, recognising
       his visitor (he was wise from drinking the water) grew crafty
       and asked for payment.
       "Ask your price,"said Odin, "I promise that I will pay it."
       "What say you, then, to leaving one of those far-seeing eyes of
       yours at the bottom of my well?" asked Mimer. "This is the only
       payment I will take."
       Odin didn't hesitate. "I pledge you my eye for a draught to the
       brim."
       Mimer filled his drinking horn from the fountain of wisdom and
       handed it to Odin. "Drink, then," he said; "drink and grow
       wise".
       Odin seized the horn and emptied it without delay. From that
       moment he became wiser than any one else in the world (except
       perhaps Mimer himself).
       When Odin went away, he left at the bottom of the dark pool one
       of his clear blue eyes, which twinkled and winked up through the
       magic depths like the reflection of a star.
       This is how Odin lost his eye, and why from that day he was
       careful to pull his gray hat low over his face when he wanted to
       pass unnoticed.
       Thought some of you might like that since Torvies recognized
       Odin as one of their gods and is a neat lil trivia thing.
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