Talk:Surtr

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you give mi infformetion aboute surtur what hi did in the play in the ragnarok

He is prophesized to kill Freyr at Ragnarök. Next question? :)

Anyone mind if we move this article away from the modern Icelandic name to the Old Norse name? - Haukur 22:49, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

I have no preference for the names right now.

But I have a question. Does anyone know the name of Surt's sword? I forget what it is, it should sound close to Laevatain or such...

You're thinking of "Lævateinn", though I don't know what theory connects that name to Freyr's/Surtr's sword. Maybe something by Viktor Rydberg? Haukur 10:03, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for telling me the name. I think I should apologize for not telling that someone (from the Castlevania Dungeon) relate the sword Laevateinn and Surtr without giving references (though they rarely refer to anything anyway, unless the source is a popular work).

I've read several books that identify Surtr's sword as Laevateinn. Helene Gruber's book about Norse Mythology (though often criticized as an inaccurate blending of historical research and personal storytelling), and also in another book, by someone named Monroe, I think. Anyway, does anyone know what Laevateinn means? I mean, if it trnslates to something pertinent that might reinforce the idea that the sword was actually called that.

Verkhovensky 20:43, 19 September 2006 (UTC)