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Hrungnir

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Hrungnir (Old Norse "brawler"Orchard (1997:91).) was a jötunn in Norse mythology, slain by the god Thor with his hammer Mjölnir. [1]

26 relations: Asgard, Aurvandil, Æsir, Élivágar, Þjálfi and Röskva, Cet mac Mágach, Conchobar mac Nessa, Gróa, Gullfaxi, Járnsaxa, Jötunn, Móði and Magni, Mjölnir, Norse mythology, Odin, Old Norse, Orion Publishing Group, Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál, Sleipnir, Snorri Sturluson, Thor, Triquetra, Ulster Cycle, Valhalla, Valknut.

Asgard

In Norse religion, Asgard ("Enclosure of the Æsir") is one of the Nine Worlds and home to the Æsir tribe of gods.

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Aurvandil

The names Aurvandil or Earendel (Ēarendel; Auriwandalo; Orentil, Erentil; Medieval Horuuendillus) are cognate Germanic personal names, continuing a Proto-Germanic reconstructed compound *auzi-wandilaz "luminous wanderer", in origin probably the name of a star or planet, potentially the morning star (Eosphoros).

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Æsir

In Old Norse, ǫ́ss (or áss, ás, plural æsir; feminine ásynja, plural ásynjur) is a member of the principal pantheon in Norse religion.

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Élivágar

In Norse mythology, Élivágar (Ice Waves) are rivers that existed in Ginnungagap at the beginning of the world.

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Þjálfi and Röskva

In Norse mythology, Þjálfi and Röskva are two siblings, male and female respectively, who are servants of the god Thor.

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Cet mac Mágach

Cet mac Mágach is a Connacht warrior in the Ulster Cycle of Irish Mythology.

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Conchobar mac Nessa

Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Gróa

In Norse mythology, Gróa (possibly from Old Norse "growing"Orchard (1997:63).) is a völva and practitioner of seiðr, the wife of Aurvandil the Bold.

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Gullfaxi

Gullfaxi is a horse in Norse mythology.

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Járnsaxa

In Norse mythology, Járnsaxa (Old Norse "iron-sax")Orchard (1997:97).

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Jötunn

In Norse mythology, a jötunn (plural jötnar) is a type of entity contrasted with gods and other figures, such as dwarfs and elves.

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Móði and Magni

In Norse mythology, Móði (anglicized Módi or Mothi) and Magni are the sons of Thor.

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Mjölnir

In Norse mythology, Mjölnir (Mjǫllnir) is the hammer of Thor, the Norse god associated with thunder.

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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 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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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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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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Sleipnir

In Norse mythology, Sleipnir (Old Norse "slippy"Orchard (1997:151). or "the slipper"Kermode (1904:6).) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin.

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Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.

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Thor

In Norse mythology, Thor (from Þórr) is the hammer-wielding god of thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, in addition to hallowing, and fertility.

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Triquetra

Triquetra (Latin tri- "three" and quetrus "cornered") originally meant "triangle" and was used to refer to various three-cornered shapes.

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Ulster Cycle

The Ulster Cycle (an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties Armagh, Down and Louth, and taking place around or before the 1st century AD.

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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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Valknut

The valknut (coined from Old Norse valr, "slain warriors" and knut, "knot") is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles.

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Moekkurkalfi, Mokkerkalfe, Mokkurkalfi, Mökkurkálfi.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrungnir

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