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70 relations: Alruna, Alu (runic), Þrúðr, Boydell & Brewer, Brunhild, Camden House Publishing, Cloud, Common Era, Darraðarljóð, Destiny, Dwarf (mythology), Einherjar, Eir, Fólkvangr, Freyja, Göndul, Geiravör, Germanic paganism, Grímnismál, Gunnr, Gylfaginning, Hariasa, Hákonarmál, Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, Herfjötur, Herja, Hervör alvitr, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Hildr, Hlaðguðr svanhvít, Idis (Germanic), John Lindow, Kára, List of names of Odin, List of valkyrie names, List of war deities, Manchester University Press, Mead, Mist, Mist (valkyrie), Nafnaþulur, Norse mythology, Odin, Old High German, Old Norse, Orion Publishing Group, Oxford University Press, Prose Edda, Ragnarök, ..., Raven, Róta, Rudolf Simek, Runes, Scandinavia, Sigrún, Sigrdrífumál, Skald, Skáldskaparmál, Skögul and Geirskögul, Skuld, Spear, Svipul, Swan, Valhalla, Valkyrie, Völundarkviða, Völuspá, Wand, Wyrd. Expand index (20 more) »
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, rune" and a debated prefix that may be ali-, agil-, or alu-.
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Alu (runic)
The sequence alu is found in numerous Elder Futhark runic inscriptions of Germanic Iron Age Scandinavia (and more rarely in early Anglo-Saxon England) between the 3rd and the 8th century.
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Þrúðr
Þrúðr (Old Norse for "strength"),Lindow (2001:291).
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Boydell & Brewer
Boydell & Brewer is an academic press based in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England that specializes in publishing historical and critical works.
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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.
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Camden House Publishing
Camden House, Inc. was founded in 1979 by professors James Hardin and Gunther Holst with the purpose of publishing scholarly books in the field of German literature, Austrian Literature, and German language culture.
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Cloud
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body.
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Common Era
Common Era or Current Era (CE) is one of the notation systems for the world's most widely used calendar era – an alternative to the Dionysian AD and BC system.
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Darraðarljóð
Darraðarljóð is a skaldic poem in Old Norse found in chapter 157 of Njáls saga.
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Destiny
Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin fatum – destiny), is a predetermined course of events.
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Dwarf (mythology)
In Germanic mythology, a dwarf is a human-shaped entity that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is variously associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting.
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Einherjar
In Norse mythology, the einherjar (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997:36) and Lindow (2001:104).) are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries.
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Eir
In Norse mythology, Eir (Old Norse "help, mercy"Orchard (1997:36).) is a goddess and/or valkyrie associated with medical skill.
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Fólkvangr
In Norse mythology, Fólkvangr (Old Norse "field of the host"Orchard (1997:45). or "people-field" or "army-field"Lindow (2001:118).) is a meadow or field ruled over by the goddess Freyja where half of those that die in combat go upon death, while the other half go to the god Odin in Valhalla.
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Freyja
In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse for "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death.
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Göndul
In Norse mythology, Göndul (Old Norse "wand-wielder"Orchard (1997:194).) is a valkyrie.
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Geiravör
In Norse mythology, Geiravör (Old Norse "spear-vör"Simek (2007:102).) is a valkyrie attested in the longer of the two Nafnaþulur lists found in the Prose Edda.
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Germanic paganism
Germanic religion refers to the indigenous religion of the Germanic peoples from the Iron Age until Christianisation during the Middle Ages.
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Grímnismál
Grímnismál (Sayings of Grímnir) is one of the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda.
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Gunnr
Gunnr (alternatively guðr) is an Old Norse term meaning "battle".
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Gylfaginning
Gylfaginning (Old Norse pronunciation;; either Tricking of Gylfi; c. 20,000 words), is the first part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda after Prologue.
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Hariasa
Hariasa is a Germanic goddess.
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Hákonarmál
Hákonarmál is a skaldic poem which the skald Eyvindr skáldaspillir composed about the fall of the Norwegian king Hákon the Good at the battle of Fitjar and his reception in Valhalla.
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Helgakviða Hundingsbana I
Völsungakviða, Helgakviða Hundingsbana I or the First Lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is an Old Norse poem found in the Poetic Edda.
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Helgakviða Hundingsbana II
Völsungakviða in forna, Helgakviða Hundingsbana II or the Second Lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is an Old Norse poem found in the Poetic Edda.
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Herfjötur
In Norse mythology, Herfjötur (Old Norse "host-fetter"Orchard (1997:194). or "fetter of the army"Simek (2007:142).) is a valkyrie.
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Herja
In Norse mythology, Herja (Old Norse) is a valkyrie attested in the longer of the two Nafnaþulur lists found in the Prose Edda.
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Hervör alvitr
Not to be confused with Hervor In Norse mythology, Hervör alvitr (Old Norse, alvitr possibly meaning "all-wise" or "strange creature"Orchard (1997:83).) is a valkyrie.
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Hilda Ellis Davidson
Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis, 1 October 1914 – January 2006) was an English antiquarian and academic, writing in particular on Germanic paganism and Celtic paganism.
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Hildr
In Norse mythology, Hildr (Old Norse "battle"Orchard (1997:192).) is a valkyrie.
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Hlaðguðr svanhvít
In Norse mythology, Hlaðguðr svanhvít (Old Norse "Hlaðguðr swan-white"Simek (2007:151).) is a valkyrie.
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Idis (Germanic)
In Germanic mythology, an idis (Old Saxon, plural idisi) is a divine female being.
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John Lindow
John Lindow (born 1946) is a professor emeritus (University of California, Berkeley) specializing in Scandinavian medieval studies and folklore.
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Kára
In Norse mythology, Kára is a valkyrie, attested in the prose epilogue of the Poetic Edda poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana II.
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List of names of Odin
Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology.
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List of valkyrie names
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle.
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List of war deities
A war deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed.
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Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals.
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Mead
Mead (archaic and dialectal meath or meathe, from Old English medu) is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops.
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Mist
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air.
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Mist (valkyrie)
In Norse mythology, Mist (Old Norse "cloud"Orchard (1997:194). or mist) is a valkyrie.
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Nafnaþulur
Nafnaþulur is a subsection of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the last part of the Skáldskaparmál.
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Norse mythology
Norse mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period.
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Odin
In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Óðinn /ˈoːðinː/) is a widely revered god.
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Old High German
Old High German (OHG, Althochdeutsch, German abbr. Ahd.) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 700 to 1050.
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Old Norse
Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.
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Orion Publishing Group
Orion Publishing Group Ltd.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.
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Prose Edda
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century.
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Ragnarök
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of future events, including a great battle, foretold to ultimately result in the death of a number of major figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), the occurrence of various natural disasters, and the subsequent submersion of the world in water.
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Raven
A raven is one of several larger-bodied species of the genus Corvus.
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Róta
In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie.
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Rudolf Simek
Rudolf Simek (born 21 February 1954 in Eisenstadt, Burgenland) is an Austrian Germanist and philologist.
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Runes
Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets, which were used to write various Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet and for specialised purposes thereafter.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties.
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Sigrún
Sigrún (Old Norse "victory rune"Orchard (1997:194).) is a valkyrie in Norse mythology.
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Sigrdrífumál
Sigrdrífumál (also known as Brynhildarljóð) is the conventional title given to a section of the Poetic Edda text in Codex Regius.
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Skald
The term skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet"), is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages.
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Skáldskaparmál
The second part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál ("language of poetry"; c. 50,000 words) is effectively a dialogue between Ægir, the Norse god of the sea, and Bragi, the god of poetry, in which both Norse mythology and discourse on the nature of poetry are intertwined.
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Skögul and Geirskögul
In Norse mythology, Skögul (Old Norse "shaker"Orchard (1997:194). or possibly "high-towering"Davidson (1988:96).) and Geirskögul (Old Norse "spear-skögul"Orchard (1997:193).) are valkyries who alternately appear as separate or individual figures.
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Skuld
Skuld (the name possibly means "debt" or "future")Orchard (1997:151).
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Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.
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Svipul
In Norse mythology, Svipul (Old Norse "changeable"Simek (2007:308).) is a valkyrie.
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Swan
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus.
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Valhalla
In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain")Orchard (1997:171–172).
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Valkyrie
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live.
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Völundarkviða
Völundarkviða or more precisely Vǫlundarkviða (Völundr's poem, the name can be anglicized as Völundarkvitha, Völundarkvidha, Völundarkvida, Volundarkvitha, Volundarkvidha or Volundarkvida) is one of the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda.
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Völuspá
Völuspá (Old Norse Vǫluspá or Vǫluspǫ́, Prophecy of the Völva (Seeress); reconstructed Old Norse, Modern Icelandic) is the first and best known poem of the Poetic Edda.
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Wand
A wand is a thin, light-weight rod that is held with one hand, and is traditionally made of wood, but may also be made of other materials, such as metal or plastic.
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Wyrd
Wyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_valkyrie_names
