Wind And Farewell

War Of The Gods, XXIII.

Gangleri foretells that Hadding will end his own life. Then:

"After another span in which only wind, sea, and hovering fowl spoke, he went on: 'This do I rede you...'" (p. 198)

Once again, wind punctuates dialogue. It is joined by the sea - Hadding is the incarnated god of the sea - and by a hovering fowl which is yet another recurrent image.

After giving some advice, Gangleri leaves Hadding for the last time in this life:

"'Farewell.

"He turned and strode off toward the wood. His tallness was quickly gone in the shadows." (ibid.)

This recalls the departure of Carl Farness, mistaken for Wodan:

"'Farewell. Fare ever well.'

"He strode through the shadows, out the door, into the rain and the wind."

-Poul Anderson, "The Sorrow of Odin the Goth" IN Anderson, Time Patrol (Riverdale, NY, 2010), pp. 333-465 AT 372, p. 459.

The god and a Time Patrolman mistaken for the god.