Hi everybody,

I just finished reading OatFG and I have to admit there were some things I didn´t really get. So if there´s anyone who could answer some of my questions, I´d be very happy...

So here we go:
Who is Odd´s mother? Is she just some woman from scotland or is she someone/thing else?
Why has Odd this "magic" smile?
What did he see in that pool?

All in all I´m wondering, if I missed an important point in the story or if I just think there is more to the story than really is. But knowing Neil´s work one hast to assume there´s more to a story than meets the eye...

So if anyone has some suggestions on the matter, I´d be really happy.

Cheers
Piers Fletcher

hello piers, and welcome to the board.

i'm not an expert in norse mythology, so i suspect there's a lot in odd that i might have missed.

i think that his mother was just a woman from scotland.

i think he had his dad's smile, and it was one that won his mother over, but nothing beyond being an enigmatic smile.

he saw whatever it was that odin saw that lost him his eye...i don't know if the mythology ever told you what he saw - was it the coming of Ragnarök?

sorry i couldn't be more help. i could be completely wrong so lets see if someone else turns up to put me right.