The Giants' Armies Advance

How do the giants reach the battlefield?

In *The Seeress's Prophecy*, Hrym advances from the east with his shield raised. The great serpent writhes in fury, churning the sea into waves.

In *The Deluding of Gylfi*, Naglfar is a ship made from the nails of the dead. The giant Hrym steers it. *The Seeress's Prophecy* also tells of a ship sailing over the sea, with Loki at the helm.

Surt comes from the south. In *The Deluding of Gylfi*, he rides at the head of an army of flame. The army crosses Bifrost, and the bridge breaks beneath them.

The battle will take place on the plain of Vigrid. *The Lay of Vafthrudnir* also names this as the battlefield where Surt will face the gods. It stretches 100 leagues in every direction. A league is a measure of distance.

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