https://www.ouvroir.fr/deshima/index.php?id=685 The Old Norse poem Vafþrúðnismál presents the verbal duel between the god Óðinn and the giant Vafþrúðnir. The poem has generally been interpreted as a meeting that would allow Óðinn to acquire or confirm a knowledge held by the giant. The article proposes to analyze the text in order to determine the precise nature of this exchange between the two protagonists. A different interpretation emerges from this study: Óðinn does not meet Vafþrúðnir to acquire some new knowledge, but rather, as the text specifies, to test him and determine whether he is “wise” or “all wise”. Numéros en texte intégral Géographies et imaginaires Savants mélanges fr jeu., 02 oct. 2025 09:30:40 +0200 mer., 03 déc. 2025 10:58:19 +0100 https://www.ouvroir.fr/deshima/index.php?id=685 0