Ring / Jewellery
Draupne
Odin's gold ring — drips eight equally heavy gold rings every ninth night.
Draupnir (Old Norse: Draupnir, 'the dripper') is Odin's gold ring, forged by the dwarf brothers Brokkr and Sindri alongside Mjölnir during their great contest with the sons of Ivaldi. Every ninth night, eight rings of equal weight and quality drip from Draupnir — an endless source of wealth and a symbol of abundance and regeneration.
The number nine holds deep significance in Norse cosmology: there are nine worlds, Odin hung in Yggdrasil for nine days and nights, and so Draupnir's cycle of nine mirrors the rhythms of the cosmos itself.
When Baldr died and was placed on his funeral pyre aboard the ship Hringhorni, Odin laid Draupnir on the flames beside his son as a final gift. The ring was carried back from Hel's realm by Hermóðr on his mission to retrieve Baldr. Baldr sent it back to Odin as a keepsake — proof that even in death, the bond between father and son holds, and that what is lost may yet return.
The number nine holds deep significance in Norse cosmology: there are nine worlds, Odin hung in Yggdrasil for nine days and nights, and so Draupnir's cycle of nine mirrors the rhythms of the cosmos itself.
When Baldr died and was placed on his funeral pyre aboard the ship Hringhorni, Odin laid Draupnir on the flames beside his son as a final gift. The ring was carried back from Hel's realm by Hermóðr on his mission to retrieve Baldr. Baldr sent it back to Odin as a keepsake — proof that even in death, the bond between father and son holds, and that what is lost may yet return.
Owner / associated beings
Myths featuring this artefact
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Baldur's Dream and Death
How Loki's deceit led to Baldur's death and sent the gods' beloved son to Helheim.