Fjalar, the Crimson Rooster

The myth

Fjalar is the red rooster of the Völuspá. When the seeress describes the coming of Ragnarök, she sees the herdsman Eggþér sitting on a mound, playing his harp, and above him, in the giants' forest, crows the fair red cock called Fjalar. At the same moment Gullinkambi crows to the gods, and a third, soot-red rooster crows beneath the earth in the halls of Hel. The three calls announce the final battle. In the myths the name Fjalar is also borne by one of the dwarves who killed Kvasir and by a giant.

Why it has this power

A level 3 Common with ATK 900 and DEF 700: a herald, not a champion. The Fire element comes from the red comb and the blaze its crowing foretells. Feather and Crown join it to the fjord's other roosters and birds, good for Bird fusions.

Did you know

The Völuspá describes three roosters crowing together at the start of the end: one for the giants, one for the gods and one for the dead.

Connections

• In Ingrid Icehunter's deck
• In Halvard the Grey Raven's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Ingrid Icehunter (Yggdrasil Fjord) — grade D: 13%
• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Fjalar — Store norske leksikon
2. The Poetic Edda: Voluspo — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)
3. Viking Prophecy: The Poem Völuspá of the Poetic Edda — Irina-Maria Manea