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In Norse mythology, (sometimes known as "Óttar the Simple") is a devoted human follower of the goddess Freyja .

To save her devoted follower, Freyja takes him on a journey to find the seeress Hyndla to learn his ancestry. In Norse mythology, (sometimes known as "Óttar the

Freyja forces the reluctant Hyndla to recount the lineage of Óttar’s ancestors. She also forces Hyndla to give him a memory potion, ensuring he remembers his ancestry so he can win his inheritance. She also forces Hyndla to give him a

Óttar is described as a pious man who built a stone altar—a hörgr —to make frequent offerings to Freyja, his patron goddess. Here is his story, as told in the

To protect him on the journey, Freyja disguises Óttar as her battle-boar, Hildisvini .

Here is his story, as told in the poem Hyndluljóð (The Lay of Hyndla) from the Poetic Edda: