One of Odin's names is Grimnir, (“hooded” or “masked one”). The way Odin identifies himself in the text is more direct than in any other piece of surviving literature.
lyrics
Svipum hef ek nú yppt
fyr sigtíva sonum,
við þat skal vilbjörg vaka; öllum ásum þat skal inn koma Ægis bekki á, Ægis drekku at.
Hétumk Grímr, hétumk Gangleri, Herjann ok Hjalmberi,
Þekkr ok Þriði,
Þundr ok Uðr, Herblindi ok Hár.
Óðinn ek nú heiti,
Yggr ek áðan hét,
hétumk Þundr fyr þat,
Vakr ok Skilfingr,
Váfuðr ok Hroftatýr,
Gautr ok Jalkr með goðum, Ófnir ok Sváfnir,
er ek hygg, at orðnir sé allir af einum mér.
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I have shown my face in the presence of Gods, now help is on its way.
It will come
to all the gods
on Aegir’s benches,
When they drink at Aegir’s place.
I have called myself Grim, I have called myself wanderer, Warrior and Helmet-Wearer, Famed One and Third One, Thunder and Wave,
Hel-Blind and One-Eye
Odin is my name.
But before they called me Terror, and Thunder before that,
and Waker and Killer,
and Confuser and Orator-God, Heat-Maker, Sleep-Maker,
both Gelding and Father!
I think all these names were used for me alone.
credits
from Vígríðr,
released May 31, 2023
Written and produced by Jonathan Barendsma and Leon Lieffijn
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