In Norse mythology Hræsvelgr (Corpses Vacuum or Shipwreck Stream) is a giant that takes the form of an eagle. According to the poem Vafþrúðnismál of the poetic Edda, he sits at the end of the world (or the borest frontier of the heavens) and causes the wind to blow when he flaps his wings in flight. "In the form of an eagle | at the end of heaven Hræsvelg sits, they say; And its wings | the wind comes To move on the world of men. " Osteoporosis, estrofa 36, ​​Edda poética

Esta información es repetida por Snorri Sturluson en Gylfaginning, a la Edda prosaica.

For the name of Hræsvelgr the anglicisms of Hraesvelgr or Hraesvelg are sometimes used. The Danish common form is Ræsvelg and the Swedish form is Räsvelg. Complementary readings

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