Rán's Drowning Net

The myth

Rán is the goddess of the sea, wife of the sea-giant Ægir and mother of nine daughters who are the waves. She has a net with which she catches seafarers, and the drowned went to her hall at the bottom of the sea. In the sagas, to say someone had gone to Rán was to say he had died at sea. In Reginsmál and Skáldskaparmál, Loki borrows Rán's net to catch the dwarf Andvari, who lived in a waterfall in the shape of a pike, and so obtains the cursed gold.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon trap that destroys the attacking monster. The sea goddess fishes for men, not fish, the card says: the enemy advances and the net closes over it. It has the same effect as the Einherjar Ambush, a second punishment for those who attack without looking.

Did you know

In Frithiof's saga, sailors carry gold with them so as not to arrive empty-handed at Rán's hall.

Connections

• In Ingrid Icehunter's deck
• In Sigrun Runedaughter's deck
• In Thorvald Blackkeel's deck
• In Halvard the Grey Raven's deck
• In Freydís, Warden of Yggdrasil's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. The Poetic Edda: Reginsmol — Henry Adams Bellows (trad./trans.)
2. The Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)