27.11.2019
Sigrun Sigrún (Old Norse "victory rune") is a valkyrie in Norse mythology. Her story is related in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, in the Poetic Edda. The original editor annotated that she...
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27.11.2019
Skogul and Geirskogul In Norse mythology, Skögul (Old Norse "shaker" or possibly "high-towering") and Geirskögul (Old Norse "spear-skögul") are valkyries who alternately appear as separate or individual figures. Both...
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27.11.2019
Svipul In Norse mythology, Svipul (Old Norse "changeable") is a valkyrie. Svipul is attested among valkyrie list in the poem Darraðarljóð and the longer of the two Nafnaþulur valkyrie lists in the Poetic...
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26.11.2019
Alruna Alruna (Old Norse Ölrún, Old High German Ailrun, Modern German Alruna, Alraune) is a Germanic female personal name, from Proto Germanic *aliruna (or possibly *agilruna), which is formed from runa "secret,...
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26.11.2019
Geiravor In Norse mythology, Geiravör (Old Norse "spear-vör") is a valkyrie attested in the longer of the two Nafnaþulur lists found in the Prose Edda. According to Rudolf Simek, the section part of the...
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26.11.2019
Brunhild Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild (Old Norse: Brynhildr, Middle High German: Brünhilt, Modern German: Brünhild or Brünhilde), is a powerful female figure from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her...
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23.11.2019
Skuld Skuld (the name possibly means "debt" and is related to the English word "should") is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Urðr (Old Norse "fate") and Verðandi (possibly "happening" or...
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23.11.2019
Verdandi In Norse mythology, Verðandi (Old Norse, meaning possibly "happening" or "present"), sometimes anglicized as Verdandi or Verthandi, is one of the norns. Along with Urðr (Old Norse "fate")...
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23.11.2019
Urd Urðr (Old Norse "fate") is one of the Norns in Norse mythology. Along with Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present") and Skuld (possibly "debt" or "future"), Urðr makes up...
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15.10.2019
Gersemi Gersemi in Old Norse derives from "treasure" or "riches". She is mentioned in passing to all things that are precious. Gersemi and her sister are commonly found in primary texts together structurally [mentioned together] and also around each other, independent from...
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