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Ratatoskr on Yggdrasil carrying words between the eagle above and Níðhöggr below in Norse mythology

Ratatoskr: The Squirrel Carrying Insults Through Yggdrasil

May 21-By Caiden Pannell

In Grímnismál, Ratatoskr carries the eagle’s words down Yggdrasil. Snorri’s Prose Edda adds hostile messages, but the squirrel’s motives remain unknown.

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