Editing Gleipnir (section)

== ''The making of Gleipnir'' ==
In [[Norse mythology]], Gleipnir is the third iron rope created by the Norse gods to bind the demon wolf Fenrir. The Gods had attempted to bind Fenrir twice before with huge chains of metal, the iron chains of Leyding and Dromi, which Fenrir had torn apart. Therefore, they commissioned [[Norse dwarves|the dwarves]] to forge a chain that was impossible to break. After the gods failed to bind the demon wolf twice in a row, they asked [[Freyr]]'s messenger [[Skírnir]] to find the strongest ropes made by the dwarves. The materials of the chains are:

* The [[sound]] of a [[cat]]'s footfall
* The [[beard]] of [[women]]
* The [[root]]s of [[mountains]]
* The [[Wiktionary:sinew|sinews]] of the [[bear]]
* The [[breath]] of the [[fish]]
* The [[spittle]] of the [[bird]]s

The dwarves made the chain magically from six things in the world (and these things are now missing in the world because they were taken away to be part of the chain) Even though Gleipnir is as thin as a [[silk]]en [[ribbon]], it is stronger than any [[iron]] [[Wire rope|chain]]. It was forged by the dwarves in their underground realm of [[Niðavellir]].

Gleipnir, having bound Fenrir securely, was the cause of [[Tyr|Týr]]'s lost hand, for Fenrir bit it off in revenge when he was not freed. Gleipnir is said to hold until [[Ragnarök]], when Fenrir will finally break free and devour [[Odin]].<ref>[[Völuspá]] stanza 53</ref>