Helreginn
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Helreginn(Old Norse:[ˈhelˌreɣenː],"Ruler overHel"or" Hell-power ") is ajötunninNorse Mythology.
Name
[edit]TheOld Norsename Helreginn has been translated as 'Ruler overHel',[1]or 'Hel-power'.[2]Rudolf Simekcomments that the name is unusual, reasoning that it is uncommon for a jötunn to be directly associated with "the underworld."[3]
Attestation
[edit]Helreginn is listed in theþulursection ofSkáldskaparmál.Other than the name, no additional information about the figure is provided.[4]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Simek 1996,p. 138.
- ^Orchard 1997,p. 192.
- ^Simek 1996,pp. 138–139.
- ^Faulkes 1987,p. 157.
References
[edit]- Faulkes, Anthony, trans. (1987).Edda(1995 ed.). Everyman.ISBN0-460-87616-3.
- Orchard, Andy(1997).Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend.Cassell.ISBN978-0-304-34520-5.
- Simek, Rudolf(1996).Dictionary of Northern Mythology.D.S. Brewer.ISBN978-0-85991-513-7.