Davalin

Davalin
   In Nordic myth a dwarf who is father of one or more of the Norns. The name is that of one of the four harts which ate the buds of Yggdrasil, and may indicate that they were the original guardians of the sacred tree. The others were Dainn, Durathror, and Duneyr.

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