Editing Naglfar (section)

==Interpretations and theories==
In his study of treatment of hair and nails among the Indo-Europeans, Bruce Lincoln compares Snorri's ''Prose Edda'' comments about nail disposal to an [[Avestan]] text, where [[Ahura Mazda|Ahura Mazdā]] warns that [[daeva]]s and [[xrafstras]] will spring from hair and nails that lay without correct burial, noting their conceptual similarities. Lincoln comments that "the specific image of Naglfar, the 'Nail-ship', is undoubtedly specific to the Germanic world, although it does date to an ancient date within that area. But the basic idea on which it is based – that the improper disposal of hair and nails is an act which threatens the well-being of the cosmos – does ascend to the Indo-European period, as can be seen from comparisons [with [[Persian mythology|Iranian myth]]]."<ref name="LINCOLN360-361"/>