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    foliage. The meaning of Læraðr / Léraðr is unclear. One of the meanings of læ is "harm", "betrayal". A possible translation of Læraðr could therefore be "arranger...
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    a nanny goat in Norse mythology, that consumes the foliage of the tree Læraðr and produces mead from her udders for the einherjar. She is described in...
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    Eikþyrnir stand on top of Valhalla and graze on the branches of the tree Læraðr. Heiðrún's udder produces vats of mead, a liquor beyond compare, and Eikþyrnir's...
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    and Duraþrór. Scholars generally consider Hoddmímis holt, Mímameiðr, and Læraðr to be other names for the tree. The tree is an example of sacred trees and...
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    stands the goat Heiðrún, and it feeds on the foliage of the tree called Læraðr. From Heiðrún's udders flow mead that fills a vat a day. The vat is so large...
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    Lífþrasir during the catacylsmic events of Ragnarök Poetic Edda, Prose Edda Læraðr On top of Valhalla Generally considered another name for Yggdrasil. Grazed...
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    golden leaves located in the realm of Asgard, outside the doors of Valhalla. Læraðr, a tree that is often identified with Yggdrasil. It stands at the top of...
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    of the name Yggdrasil, the potential relation to the trees Mímameiðr and Læraðr, and the sacred tree at Uppsala. In Baltic, Slavic and Finnish mythology...
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    well familiar with. Glasir, the golden tree that stands before Valhalla. Læraðr, a tree that sits atop Valhalla, grazed upon by a goat and a hart. Sacred...
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