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	Many of the tales about Gæfuleysi centered around his battles or misadventures. He was known to have lost a fight with a one-eyed [[Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar\|elf]] and allegedly had won a duel through ingenuity against a so-called "invincible man". His other exploits included such things as being robbed by [[bandit]]s, drinking cursed [[mead]], and fighting a belching [[giant]]. However, his lack of any sense of self-preservation twice was the source of his suffering bodily harm, the latter time proving fatal.<ref name="Scholar"/>		Many of the tales about Gæfuleysi centered around his battles or misadventures. He was known to have lost a fight with a one-eyed [[Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar\|elf]] and allegedly had won a duel through ingenuity against a so-called "invincible man". His other exploits included such things as being robbed by [[bandit]]s, drinking cursed [[mead]], and fighting a belching [[giant]]. However, his lack of any sense of self-preservation twice was the source of his suffering bodily harm, the latter time proving fatal.<ref name="Scholar"/>

	The first occasion was after he openly insulted a member of the [[Æsir]] by telling "embarrassing rumors about the size of [[Thor]]'s manhood". This public humiliation so enraged the [[Norse mythology\|Norse god]] that he would regularly strike the offending dwarf with lightning bolts at inopportune moments as reminders to teach him a lesson. This effort was wasted, though, as his second and last incident was when he drank [[alcohol]] until inebriation before foolishly deciding to strip naked and [[fist]]fight a [[bear]], only to ~~promptly~~ be devoured whole.<ref name="Scholar" />		The first occasion was after he openly insulted a member of the [[Æsir]] by telling "embarrassing rumors about the size of [[Thor]]'s manhood". This public humiliation so enraged the [[Norse mythology\|Norse god]] that he would regularly strike the offending dwarf with lightning bolts at inopportune moments as reminders to teach him a lesson. This effort was wasted, though, as his second and last incident was when he drank [[alcohol]] until inebriation before foolishly deciding to strip naked and [[fist]]fight a [[bear]], only to be devoured whole.<ref name="Scholar" />

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===

imported>Darman36: Lol. His name literally means "bad luck", so I can't see it being his true name

2023-09-04T23:50:22Z

Lol. His name literally means "bad luck", so I can't see it being his true name

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	{{Era\|Individuals}}		{{Era\|Individuals}}
	'''Gæfuleysi''' was a [[dwarf]] known for his misfortune,<ref name="Gift">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Hyrrokin's Gift]]</ref> ~~tales~~ of ~~which~~ were collected into a series of tomes known as the "Heroic Sagas".<ref name="Scholar">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök'' – [[Heroic Scholar]]</ref>		{{Nickname}}
			'''Gæfuleysi''' was a [[dwarf]] so known for his misfortune in life<ref name="Gift">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Hyrrokin's Gift]]</ref> that it became the only name by which others referred to him. Tales of his ill luck were collected into a series of tomes known as the "Heroic Sagas".<ref name="Scholar">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök'' – [[Heroic Scholar]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Many of the tales about Gæfuleysi ~~center~~ around battles~~, some of which he~~ lost~~, like his~~ fight with a one-eyed elf, and ~~some of which he~~ won ~~thanks to his~~ ingenuity~~, like in his fight with~~ a so-called "invincible man". ~~Other stories detail Gæfuleysi being cursed by a witch,~~ being robbed by ~~bandits~~, drinking cursed [[mead]], ~~eating a troll~~ and ~~being eaten whole by~~ a [[~~bear~~]]. ~~One story told about an episode where Gæfuleysi decided to~~ "~~spread~~ embarrassing rumors about the size of [[Thor]]'s manhood"~~, which caused~~ the god to strike ~~Gæfuleysi~~ with ~~lightining~~ bolts at inopportune moments to teach him a lesson.<ref name="Scholar"/>		Many of the tales about Gæfuleysi centered around his battles or misadventures. He was known to have lost a fight with a one-eyed [[Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar\|elf]] and allegedly had won a duel through ingenuity against a so-called "invincible man". His other exploits included such things as being robbed by [[bandit]]s, drinking cursed [[mead]], and fighting a belching [[giant]]. However, his lack of any sense of self-preservation twice was the source of his suffering bodily harm, the latter time proving fatal.<ref name="Scholar"/>

			The first occasion was after he openly insulted a member of the [[Æsir]] by telling "embarrassing rumors about the size of [[Thor]]'s manhood". This public humiliation so enraged the [[Norse mythology\|Norse god]] that he would regularly strike the offending dwarf with lightning bolts at inopportune moments as reminders to teach him a lesson. This effort was wasted, though, as his second and last incident was when he drank [[alcohol]] until inebriation before foolishly deciding to strip naked and [[fist]]fight a [[bear]], only to promptly be devoured whole.<ref name="Scholar" />

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	In [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s visions of [[Odin]]'s time at [[Svartálfaheimr]], the All-Father collected the Heroic Sagas to inspire new boasts for him to use at [[Kára's Domain]].<ref name="Scholar"/>		In [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s visions of [[Odin]]'s time at [[Svartálfaheimr]], the All-Father collected the Heroic Sagas to inspire new boasts for him to use at [[Kára's Domain]].<ref name="Scholar" />

			==Behind the scenes==
			According to [[Iceland]]ic linguist Geir Zoëga's 1910 dictionary ''A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic'', "gæfuleysi" is a noun that literally means "lucklessness".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/details/zoegaaconcisedictionaryofold_202207/page/176/mode/2up\|title=''A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic''.\|author=Zoëga, Geir Tómasson Zoëga\|date=1910\|publisher={{Wiki\|Oxford University Press}}\|accessdate=5 September 2023\|pages=p. 176}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]– [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Dwarves]]		[[Category:Dwarves]]

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2023-02-13T13:26:48Z

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{{Era|Individuals}}
'''Gæfuleysi''' was a [[dwarf]] known for his misfortune,<ref name="Gift">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Hyrrokin's Gift]]</ref> tales of which were collected into a series of tomes known as the "Heroic Sagas".<ref name="Scholar">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök'' – [[Heroic Scholar]]</ref>

==History==
Many of the tales about Gæfuleysi center around battles, some of which he lost, like his fight with a one-eyed elf, and some of which he won thanks to his ingenuity, like in his fight with a so-called "invincible man". Other stories detail Gæfuleysi being cursed by a witch, being robbed by bandits, drinking cursed [[mead]], eating a troll and being eaten whole by a [[bear]]. One story told about an episode where Gæfuleysi decided to "spread embarrassing rumors about the size of [[Thor]]'s manhood", which caused the god to strike Gæfuleysi with lightining bolts at inopportune moments to teach him a lesson.<ref name="Scholar"/>

===Legacy===
In [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s visions of [[Odin]]'s time at [[Svartálfaheimr]], the All-Father collected the Heroic Sagas to inspire new boasts for him to use at [[Kára's Domain]].<ref name="Scholar"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]– [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Dwarves]]