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> Phol and Wodan rode into the woods,
> There Balder's foal sprained its foot.
> It was charmed by Sinthgunt, her sister Sunna;
> It was charmed by Frija, her sister Volla;
> It was charmed by Wodan, as he well knew how:
> Bone-sprain, like blood-sprain,
> Like limb-sprain:
> Bone to bone, blood to blood;
> Limb to limb--like they were glued.
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BTW this is the death of Drusus, the conqueror of Germania:
"
He attacked and defeated the Chatti, Suebi, Marcomanni and Cherusci,
crossed the Weser and penetrated as far as the Albis (Elbe). Here
trophies were set up to mark the farthest point ever reached by a
Roman army. Various measures were taken to secure the possession of
the conquered territory: fortresses were erected along the Elbe,
Weser and Maas (Meuse, Mosa); a flotilla was placed upon the Rhine
and a dam built upon the right arm of its estuary to increase the
flow of water into the canal mentioned above. Drusus was said to have
been deterred from crossing the Elbe by the sudden appearance of a
woman of supernatural size, who predicted his approaching end. On his
return, probably between the Elbe and the Saale (Sala), his horse
stumbled and threw him. His leg was fractured and he died thirty days
after the accident
"
Witchcraft, foul play, injured horse, broken bone. I wonder if there
is a connection? Who was the woman Drusus saw?
Torsten