Hljod
Appearance
HljodorLjod(Old Norse:Hljóð[ˈhljoːð]) is ajötunninNorse mythology.She is the spouse ofVölsung,the daughter of the jötunnHrímnir,and the mother ofSigmundandSigny.[1]
Name[edit]
TheOld NorsenameHljóðhas been translated as 'howling'.[1]
Attestation[edit]
In the first chapter ofVölsunga saga,Hljóð is portrayed as the daughter of the jötunnHrímnir,and as a 'wish-maiden' of the godOdin,which could be interpreted as 'Valkyrieof Odin'.[2][1]
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It is now said thatFriggheard their prayers and toldÓðinnwhat they prayed. He was not without resources and took hiswish-maid,the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir.[3]
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Hljóð then assumes the shape of a crow and provides the apple of fertility to the childlessRerir,who eventually begets Hljóð's own husbandVölsung.[1]
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Now when he was fully come to man's estate, Hrimnir the giant sends to him Ljod his daughter; she of whom the tale told, that she brought the apple to Rerir, Volsung's father.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^abcdOrchard 1997,p. 86.
- ^Clunies Ross 1994,p. 184.
- ^abcdVölsunga sagachapter 2, online with the translation byEiríkr MagnússonandWilliam MorrisfromVölsunga Saga: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with certain Songs from the Elder Edda,ed. H. Halliday Sparling, London: Scott, [1888] atvoluspa.org.
Bibliography[edit]
- Clunies Ross, Margaret(1994).Prolonged Echoes: The Myths.University Press of Southern Denmark.ISBN978-87-7838-008-1.
- Orchard, Andy(1997).Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend.Cassell.ISBN978-0-304-34520-5.