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LordGro Since: May, 2010
Jun 25th 2018 at 12:21:01 PM •••

I removed this example from the "Mythology and Religion" folder:

  • Ironically, Oathbreaker is one of the names of Odin, head of the Norse gods. Given that intangible things like vows are supposed to be impossible for gods and the like to break, (the god wolf Fenrir was, for example, bound by a ribbon made from Insubstantial Ingredients,) the fact that Odin can do that contributes greatly to solidifying him as The Dreaded, especially since it means he can extract vows from everything else in the world and expect the vows to be kept (like when he made all things in the world, save one, give an oath to never hurt his son Balder) while he needs only keep his end of any vow if he desires to do so.

Reason: Can't find a source for the claim that Odin had the byname "Oathbreaker" (and by source, I mean a citation of an actual primary source for Norse mythology). The example also does not actually specify an oath that Odin broke. It is Frigg, not Odin, who makes all things swear not to hurt Balder (Prose Edda).

Let's just say and leave it at that.
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