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== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths, Religion, and Legends ==
* Odin did this a couple of times in [[Norse Mythology]]. On both occasions, he used the same question "What did Odin speak into Baldr’s ear before he was placed on the pyre?"
** In ''Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks'' (The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek) One time while Odin was disguised asked King Heidrek numerous riddles. In this contest, Odin was the only one asking riddles.
** Odin asked this with Vafþrúðnir (mighty weaver) in the poem ''Vafþrúðnismál''. In this contest Vafþrúðnir and Odin asked each other riddles.
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