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Шаблон:Short description Gangr (or Gang; Old Norse: Шаблон:IPA-non, 'traveller') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is portrayed as the son of Alvaldi and the brother of Þjazi and Iði.

Name

The Old Norse name Gangr has been translated as 'traveller'.Шаблон:Sfn It is related to the Icelandic gangur and the Norwegian gang ('walking, hallway, corridor'), all stemming from Proto-Germanic *gangaz ('walking, going, way'; compare with Gothic gagg 'street, road', and with Old English and Old High German gang 'going, journey, way').Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Attestation

In Skáldskaparmál (Language of Poetry), Gangr is mentioned as the son of the jötunn Alvaldi, who is "very rich in gold", and as the brother of Þjazi and Iði.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Poem quote

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