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Modir

In Norse mythology, the god Rig came to a mansion inhabited by Fadir and his wife, Modir ("mother"). They gave him excellent food and, nine months later, Modir gave birth to a beautiful baby named Jarl. Rig taught Jarl runes and other magic, as well as the language of the birds. Jarl then gathered some men and captured some land, then married Erna, with whom he had eleven sons.