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Hljod, the Glossary

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Hljod or Ljod (Old Norse: Hljóð) is a jötunn in Norse mythology.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Eiríkur Magnússon, Frigg, Hrímnir, Jötunn, Norse mythology, Odin, Old Norse, Rerir, Sigmund, Signy, Valkyrie, Völsung, Völsunga saga, William Morris.

  2. Gýgjar
  3. Germanic heroic legends
  4. Valkyries

Eiríkur Magnússon

Eiríkr or Eiríkur Magnússon (1 February 1833 – 24 January 1913) was an Icelandic scholar at the University of Cambridge, who taught Old Norse to William Morris, translated numerous Icelandic sagas into English in collaboration with him, and played an important role in the movement to study the history and literature of the Norsemen in Victorian England.

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Frigg

Frigg (Old Norse) is a goddess, one of the Æsir, in Germanic mythology.

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Hrímnir

Hrímnir (Old Norse) is a jǫtunn in Norse mythology.

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Jötunn

A jötunn (also jotun; in the normalised scholarly spelling of Old Norse, jǫtunn; or, in Old English, eoten, plural eotenas) is a type of being in Germanic mythology.

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Norse mythology

Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period.

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Odin

Odin (from Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism.

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Rerir

In Völsunga saga, Rerir, the son of Sigi, succeeds his murdered father and avenges his death.

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Sigmund

In Germanic mythology, Sigmund (Sigmundr, Sigemund) is a hero whose story is told in the Völsunga saga.

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Signy

Signy or Signe (Signý, sometimes known as Sieglinde) is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Norse mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia.

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Valkyrie

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from chooser of the slain) is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. Hljod and valkyrie are valkyries.

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Völsung

Völsung (Vǫlsungr, Wæls) is a figure in Germanic mythology, where he is the eponymous ancestor of the Völsung family (Vǫlsungar, Wælsings), which includes the hero Sigurð.

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Völsunga saga

The Völsunga saga (often referred to in English as the Volsunga Saga or Saga of the Völsungs) is a legendary saga, a late 13th-century prose rendition in Old Norse of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the story of Sigurd and Brynhild and the destruction of the Burgundians).

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William Morris

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.

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See also

Gýgjar

Valkyries

References

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

Also known as Ljod.