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Róta, the Glossary

In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie.^[1]

21 relations: Axel Olrik, Bödvar Bjarki, Boydell & Brewer, Egill Skallagrímsson, Everyman's Library, Finnur Jónsson, Gesta Danorum, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Gunnr, Gylfaginning, Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Hrólfr Kraki, Kenning, List of names of Odin, Norse mythology, Noun, Oxford University Press, Prose Edda, Skuld, Valkyrie.
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Axel Olrik

Axel Olrik (3 July 1864 – 17 February 1917) was a Danish folklorist and scholar of mediaeval historiography, and a pioneer in the methodical study of oral narrative.

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Bödvar Bjarki (Bǫðvarr Bjarki), meaning 'Warlike Little-Bear', is the hero appearing in tales of Hrólfr Kraki in the Hrólfs saga kraka, in the Latin epitome to the lost Skjöldunga saga, and as Biarco in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum.

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Boydell & Brewer

Boydell & Brewer is an academic press based in Martlesham, Suffolk, England, that specializes in publishing historical and critical works.

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Egill Skallagrímsson

Egil Skallagrímsson (Egill Skallagrímsson; Modern Icelandic:; 904 995) was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer.

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Everyman's Library

Everyman's Library is a series of reprints of classic literature, primarily from the Western canon.

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Finnur Jónsson

Finnur Jónsson (May 29, 1858 – March 30, 1934) was an Icelandic-Danish philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Copenhagen.

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Gesta Danorum

("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian").

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Guðbrandur Vigfússon

Guðbrandur Vigfússon, known in English as Gudbrand Vigfusson, (13 March 1827 – 31 January 1889) was one of the foremost Scandinavian scholars of the 19th century.

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Gunnr

Gunnr (alternatively guðr) is one of the named Valkyries in Norse mythology, specifically referenced in the Völuspá (st. 30/7; NK, p. 7), Helgakviða Hundingsbana II (st. 7/4; NK, p. 152), and the Prose Edda. Her name is an Old Norse term that translates to "battle". Róta and Gunnr are valkyries.

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Gylfaginning

Gylfaginning (Old Norse: 'The Beguiling of Gylfi' or 'The Deluding of Gylfi'; 13th century Old Norse pronunciation) is the first main part of the 13th century Prose Edda, after the initial Prologue.

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Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld

Hallfreðr Óttarsson or Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld (Troublesome Poet) (c. 965 – c. 1007) was an Icelandic skald.

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Hilda Ellis Davidson

Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis; 1 October 1914 – 12 January 2006) was an English folklorist.

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Hrólfr Kraki

Hrólfr Kraki (Old Norse), Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage (early 6th century) was a semi-legendary Danish king who appears in both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition.

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Kenning

A kenning (Icelandic) is a figure of speech in the type of circumlocution, a compound that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun.

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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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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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Noun

In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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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 textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century.

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Skuld

Skuld ("debt" or "obligation"; sharing etymology with the English "should") is a Norn in Norse mythology. Róta and Skuld are valkyries.

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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. Róta and valkyrie are valkyries.

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References

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

Also known as Rota (Valkyrie).