One day, Odin, Hoenir, and Loki were travelling together across various lands. They came upon an otter by a river, and Loki slew and skinned the animal. Odin and Hoenir congratulated Loki on the excellent work, and the three continued to the estate of Hreidmarr, king of the dvergues/dwarves.
Hreidmarr took them into his home, intending to show them hospitality. His intent changed, however, when he caught sight of Loki’s fine otter pelt. Hreidmarr’s son Otr possessed the ability to change his shape into that of an otter, and it was Hreidmarr’s son whom Loki had killed.
Hreidmarr bound the gods so they could not escape, and it seemed that they would be trapped there forever, if not killed. Loki attempted to explain that it had been an accident, but it could not dismiss the pain and rage Hreidmarr felt at the loss of his son. Loki would need to resort to craftier methods.
The dvergue king Hreidmarr was well-known to be a great lover of gold. In fact, his own castle was constructed with gold. Loki appealed to Hreidmarr’s avarice, promising to repay Hreidmarr handsomely for the death of his son. Hreidmarr was hesitant at first, but as Loki described in detail the wondrous riches that Hreidmarr could acquire, he eventually relented. He released Loki to obtain the reward, and would hold Odin and Hoenir until Loki returned. The amount of treasure to be brought back would need to completely cover Otr’s pelt.
Loki knew that no ordinary treasure would satisfy Hreidmarr enough to save Odin and Hoenir, so he resolved to obtain the greatest treasure he knew, the collection of the dvergue Andvari. It included several sets of enchanted armour, beautiful red gold, and a ring Andvaranaut that led its owner to more gold.
Loki stole the treasure of Andvari, but Andvari escaped with the most important piece of the treasure, Andvaranaut, by turning himself into a salmon. But Loki was not to be discouraged, and he soon captured Andvari and forced him to relinquish the ring.
Angry at the loss of his treasure, Andvari secretly cursed the ring before giving it to Loki, ensuring that the owner of the ring would encounter great tragedy.
Unaware of the curse on the ring, Loki initially wanted to keep the ring for himself. However, when he covered Otr’s pelt with Andvari’s treasure, a small fraction of the pelt was uncovered. Loki was unwilling to part with the ring, but the rescue of Odin and Hoenir was much more important, so he eventually added Andvaranaut to the pile.
Odin and Hoenir were released, and the three gods were allowed to return to Asgard. Unfortunately, the curse of Andvaranaut did indeed cause tragedy for Hreidmarr. Hreidmarr’s sons, Fafnir and Regin, wanted a share in the treasure, but Hreidmarr refused. In response, Fafnir murdered Hreidmarr and drove his brother away. Fafnir’s greed turned him into a dragon, and, consumed with greed, he sat upon his glittering pile of treasure, guarding it from anyone who fancied it for himself.
made a collage of husbandos i have from various animes. it is evident that i have a type lmfao. i could definitely make a part 2 but here’s a good group to start with
on the scale of iida to griffith how fucked are you if you date one of these boys
