Editing Forseti (section)

==Old Norse ''Forseti''==
According to [[Snorri Sturluson]] in the [[Prose Edda]],<ref>''Gylfaginning'' ch. 32: text and translation online at [http://www.voluspa.org/gylfaginning31-40.htm voluspa.org].</ref> Forseti is the son of [[Baldr]] and [[Nanna (Norse deity)|Nanna]]. His is the best of courts; all those who come before him leave reconciled. This suggests skill in [[mediation]] and is in contrast to his fellow god [[Týr]], who "is not called a reconciler of men."<ref>''Gylfaginning'' ch. 25, tr. [[Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur]], online at [http://www.voluspa.org/gylfaginning21-30.htm voluspa.org].</ref> However, as [[Jan de Vries (linguist)|de Vries]] points out, the only basis for associating Forseti with justice seems to have been his name; there is no corroborating evidence in Norse mythology.<ref>De Vries, p. 283.</ref> 'Puts to sleep all suits' or 'stills all strifes' may have been a late addition to the strophe Snorri cites, from which he derives the information.<ref name=EllisDavidson171>[[Hilda Ellis Davidson|Hilda R. Ellis Davidson]], ''Gods and Myths of Northern Europe'', London: Pelican, 1964, repr. Penguin, 1990, {{ISBN|0-14-013627-4}}; repr. as ''Gods and Myths of the Viking Age'', New York: Bell, 1981, {{ISBN|0-517-33644-8}}, p. 171.</ref>

The first element in the name ''Forsetlund'' ([[Old Norse]] ''Forsetalundr''), a farm in the parish of [[Onsøy]] ('Odin's island'), in eastern Norway, seems to be the genitive case of Forseti, offering evidence he was worshipped there.<ref name=EllisDavidson171/><ref>[[Gabriel Turville-Petre|E.O.G. Turville-Petre]],''Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia'', London, Weidenfeld, 1964, p. 238.</ref>

===Glitnir===
'''Glitnir''' (meaning "one who shines")<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=5863|title=Hvað merkir orðið Glitnir og hvaðan er það upprunnið?|website=Vísindavefurinn|language=is|access-date=2020-03-27|author=Guðrún Kvaran|author-link=Guðrún Kvaran}}</ref> is the hall of Forseti, and the seat of justice amongst [[Æsir|gods]] and men. It is also noted to have been a place of dwelling for [[Baldr]], Forseti's father in Norse and [[Germanic mythology|Germanic mythologies]]. Glitnir is symbolic of the importance of discussion rather than violence as a means of resolution of conflict within the Norse tradition. It has pillars of [[gold]] and is roofed with [[silver]], which radiated light that could be seen from a great distance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northvegr.org/lore/grimmst/011_03.php |title=Grimm's TM - Chap. 11 |publisher=Northvegr |access-date=2018-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517073207/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/grimmst/011_03.php |archive-date=2008-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stories of Baldr and his son Forseti may have been contaminated with legends about king [[Guðmundr]] and his son Höfundr ('the judge'), who inhabited the [[otherworld]] land of [[Glæsisvellir]].