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To save her devoted follower, Freyja takes him on a journey to find the seeress Hyndla to learn his ancestry.

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:

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.

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