Mythological and Legendary Names

Diana Whaley

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Vol. I. Poetry for Scandinavian Rulers 1: From Mythological Times to c. 1035 C. Indices of Names and Terms 1. Mythological and Legendary Names

1. Mythological and Legendary Names

Diana Whaley 2012, ‘Mythological and Legendary Names’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols [check printed volume for citation].

Including early rulers named in Þjóð Yt and Eyv Hál.

Aðalgrímr (‘Chief Grímr’), supposedly Óláfr Haraldsson incognito — Anon (Vǫlsa) 11/7

Aðils, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 16/2

Agni, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 9/2

Alfr see Álfr

Álfr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 11/2

Áli, a legendary king — Þjóð Yt 16/15

Áli, a son of Óðinn, a sea-king, a legendary king — Eyv Lv 5/5, Eskál Vell 8/1, Gizsv Lv 1/7, Þorm Lv 19/1

Alrekr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 10/1

Ása, a legendary queen, wife of Guðrøðr — Þjóð Yt 25/11

Atall, a sea-king — Glúmr Gráf 13/4

Áti, a sea-king — Hfr ErfÓl 14/5, Bersi Ólfl 3/3

Aun, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 13/4

Aunn see Aun

Baldr, a god, son of Óðinn — Gsind Hákdr 7/3, Tindr Hákdr 10/8, Eindr Lv 1/7, HSt Rst 1/7, 7/3, 25/5, Anon Eirm 3/5, Anon Óldr 3/3, Anon Ól 5/2, Anon (Styrb) 1/6

Beimi, a sea-king — Glúmr Gráf 13/2

Beli, a giant — Eyv Hál 3/3

Bera, a legendary queen, wife of Álfr — Þjóð Yt 11/10

Bestla, a giantess, mother of Óðinn — Eskál Vell 37/2

Bil, a goddess — Anon (Vǫlsa) 1/6

Boðn, a mythical vat holding the mead of poetry — Eskál Vell 2/1

Bragi, a god — Anon Eirm 4/2, Eyv Hák 14/1, 16/6

Býleistr, a brother of Loki — Þjóð Yt 23/3

Dagr, a legendary king — Þorm Lv 24/8

Dagr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 8/1, 10/7

Dáinn, a dwarf — Sigv Lv 27/2

Dómaldi, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 5/8

Dómarr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 6/5

Draupnir, a mythical ring — Þorm Lv 24/7 (alternate version)

Dúrnir, a dwarf — Þjóð Yt 2/2

Dusli, an ancestor of Sveigðir — Þjóð Yt 2/7

Dvalinn, a dwarf — Hhárf Snædr 1/5

Dyggvi, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 7/2

Egill, a legendary archer — Eyv Lv 14/8

Egill, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 14/8

Einriði, a name for the god Þórr — Eskál Vell 14/2

Eirekr see Eiríkr

Eiríkr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 10/2

Ekkill, a sea-king — Sigv Austv 10/7, HSt Rst 16/7

Endill, a sea-king — Eskál Lv 2a/8, Anon Óldr 23/1

Eysteinn, a legendary Norwegian king — Þjóð Yt 23/1

Eysteinn, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 17/1

Fáfnir, a dragon — Hókr Eirfl 3/8 (= the ship Ormr inn langi), Þorm Lv 10/2

Fasti, a jarl of the Danish king Fróði — Þjóð Yt 15/10

Fenja, a giantess — Þorm Lv 24/6

Fenrir, Fenrisúlfr, a wolf, son of Loki — Eyv Hák 20/3 (Fenrisulfr), Eyv Lv 6/1 (see also Úlfr)

Fenrisulfr see Fenrir

Fjǫlnir, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 1/4, 6/11

Fjǫlnir, a name for Óðinn — Tindr Hákdr 1/3

Fornjótr, a giant — Þjóð Yt 21/7

Freki, a wolf belonging to Óðinn — ÞKolb Eirdr 17/2

Freyr, a god — Þjóð Yt 10/11, 16/7, Þhorn Harkv 6/4, Eyv Hál 7/7, Glúmr Gráf 3/6, Eskál Vell 12/5, 21/5, ÞKolb Eirdr 15/1, Eindr Lv 1/3, HSt Rst 6/3 (see also Yngvi-Freyr)

Frigg, a goddess, wife of Óðinn — Þhorn Harkv 12/3, Ǫlv Lv 1/2

Fróði, a name of several legendary Danish kings — Þjóð Yt 1/2, 15/14, Eyv Lv 8/5, Eskál Vell 17/2, 31/4, Anon Óldr 25/6

Fróði, a sea-king — Hár Lv 2/7

Fulla, a goddess — Eyv Lv 9/1

Gauti, a name for Óðinn — Ótt Hfl 1/5

Gautr, a name for Óðinn — Eyv Lv 6/7, Glúmr Gráf 2/8, Þjsk Lv 6/5, Anon Óldr 7/8

Gefjun, a goddess — Anon (Vǫlsa) 7/1

Gefn, a name for the goddess Freyja — Eyv Lv 4/4, Ólhelg Lv 8/5

Geir-Skǫgul see Skǫgul

Geitir, a sea-king — Þjóð Lv 2/3, Vígf Hák 1/3

Gerðr, a goddess (in kennings), originally a giantess — Eyv Lv 13/6, Tindr Hákdr 1/2, Stefnir Lv 2/7

Geri, a wolf belonging to Óðinn — Hókr Eirfl 7/6, ÞKolb Eirdr 17/3

Giljaðr, a name for Óðinn — Gsind Hákdr 1/7

Gillingr, a giant — Eyv Hál 1/3

Gjǫlp, a troll-woman — ÞKolb Eirdr 17/4

Glammi, a sea-king — Glúmr Gráf 11/3

Glitnir, a horse — Þjóð Yt 7/3

Gná, a goddess — Þjóð Yt 7/3, Ǫlv Lv 1/7, Bjbp Jóms 42/4

Gnóð, a legendary ship — Eskál Vell 5/4

Gn see Gná

Goðlaugr see Guðlaugr

Goðrøðr see Guðrøðr

Goti, a legendary horse — Hfr ErfÓl 17/6

Gríðr, a giantess — BjHall Kálffl 1/5

Grímhildr, a legendary heroine — Þjóð Yt 3/7

Grímr, supposedly Finnr Árnason incognito — Anon (Vǫlsa) 9/8

Grímr, supposedly Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld incognito — Anon (Vǫlsa) 10/7

Gripnir, a sea-king — Þhorn Gldr 1/5

Guðlaugr, a legendary Norwegian ruler — Þjóð Yt 12/7, Eyv Hál 4/1

Guðr see Gunnr

Guðrøðr inn gǫfugláti ‘the Splendid’, a legendary Norwegian king — Þjóð Yt 25/1 (see also under Nicknames)

Gunnr, Guðr, a valkyrie — Eskál Vell 33/3, Vígf Hák 1/6, Hókr Eirfl 8/5, Ólhelg Lv 4/7, 6/3, 7/3, Sigv Víkv 4/1, Sigv Lv 4/1, Þorf Lv 1/2, Bjbp Jóms 6/2

Gylfi, a sea-king — Þór Lv 1/5, Anon Óldr 23/6

Gymir, a sea-giant — Þjóð Yt 18/11, Tindr Hákdr 2/6

Gǫndul, a valkyrie — Eyv Hák 1/1, 10/1, Eskál Vell 6/3, Tindr Hákdr 5/3, 6/1, Sigv Nesv 7/2, Ótt Hfl 19/6, HSt Rst 11/4, 18/3, 25/3, Anon Óldr 11/4

Haddingjar, legendary warriors — Eyv Hál 9/4

Hagbarði, a legendary hero — Eskál Vell 26/8

Hagbarðr, a legendary Danish hero — Þjóð Yt 12/9

Halfdan(r), see Hálfdan

Hálfdan hvítbeinn ‘White-bone’, a legendary Norwegian king — Þjóð Yt 22/2

Hálfdan inn mildi ok inn matarilli ‘the Generous and the Food-stingy’, a legendary Norwegian king — Þjóð Yt 24/5

Hálfr, a legendary king — Þjóð Yt 6/7

Hallinskíði, a name for the god Heimdallr — Glúmr Gráf 14/2

Hamðir, a legendary hero — Hákg Lv 1/3, HSt Frag 1/5, ÞGísl Búdr 4/2, Bjbp Jóms 14/2

Hangi, a name for Óðinn — Tindr Hákdr 1/5, 7/3, ÞGísl Búdr 8/2, Anon Liðs 9/3

Harðráðr, a giant or man — Anon (ÓT) 2/6

Hárr, a name for Óðinn — Eyv Hál 6/2, Eskál Vell 10/8, 34/3

Heðinn Hjarrandason, a legendary king — Eskál Vell 6/6, 21/8, 22/6, 29/4, 32/6, Hfr ErfÓl 12/4, 24/4, Gizsv Lv 1/6

Heiti, a sea-king — Hfr ErfÓl 18/1

Hel, daughter of the god Loki; the realm of the dead and/or the goddess presiding over it — Sigv ErfÓl 1/7

Hermóðr, a god, son of Óðinn — Eyv Hák 14/1

Hildr, a valkyrie — Þhorn Lv 1/1, Edáð Banddr 3/7, Þorm Lv 21/3, Anon (Styrb) 1/1

Hlóðyn, a name for Jǫrð — Eskál Vell 26/3

Hlórriði, a name for the god Þórr — Eskál Vell 14/8

Hlǫkk, a valkyrie — Auðunn Lv 2/6, Eskál Vell 7/7, 15/2, Anon Liðs 9/2, Anon Ól 1/1

Hnikarr, a name for Óðinn — Anon Liðs 2/6

Hrafn, a legendary horse — Eskál Vell 9/1

Hrauðnir, a giant — Tindr Hákdr 5/5

Hrísgrísnir, a wolf — Eyv Hál 6/4

Hroptatýr, a name for Óðinn — Eyv Hák 14/2

Hroptr, a name for Óðinn — EValg Lv 1/3, Tindr Hákdr 9/1, ÞKolb Eirdr 8/2

Huginn, a raven belonging to Óðinn — ÞSjár Þórdr 4/4, Tindr Hákdr 4/2

Hveðrungr, a name for Loki — Þjóð Yt 24/3

Hymir, a giant — Þhorn Harkv 2/7

Halfr see Hálfr

Harr see Hárr

Hǫgni, a legendary hero — Þjóð Yt 19/11, Eyv Hál 7/2, Eskál Vell 34/3, Vígf Hák 1/3, Anon Liðs 10/1

Hǫlgabrúðr = Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr, a giantess and patroness of Hákon jarl Sigurðarson — Bjbp Jóms 32/2

Hǫlgi, eponymous ruler of Hålogaland (ON Hálogaland), Norway — Þhorn Harkv 14/4

Hǫrn, a name for the goddess Freyja — Þhorn Lv 1/2

Ilmr, a goddess — Anon Liðs 10/4

Ingjaldr inn illráði ‘the Wicked’, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 20/1

Jalkr see Jálkr

Jálkr, a name for Óðinn — Sigv Erl 1/2

Jálkr, a sea-king — Eskál Vell 23/7

Jólnir, a collective term for gods — Eyv Hál 13/1

Jónakr, a legendary king, husband of Guðrún Gjúkadóttir — Þjóð Yt 19/2

Jǫlfuðr, a name for Óðinn — Gsind Hákdr 1/6, Þorm Lv 23/6

Jǫrð, a goddess, mother of the god Þórr — Hár Lv 2/5

Jǫrundr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 12/1

Kíarr, a legendary ruler — Edáð Banddr 2/4

Kvasir, a mythical being — Eskál Vell 1/2

Laufi, a legendary sword — Eskál Vell 10/7, Bjbp Jóms 18/7

Leifi, a sea-king — Hfr ErfÓl 9/1

Leikn, a troll-woman — Hfr Óldr 3/3

Lóðurr, a god — Eyv Hál 8/7

Logi, a brother of Skjálf — Þjóð Yt 9/7

Loki, a god — Þjóð Yt 7/11

Loptr, a name for Loki — Eskál Vell 11/2

Mardǫll, a name for the goddess Freyja — Ólhelg Lv 9/6

Maurnir, a phallic deity — Anon (Vǫlsa) 4/5, 5/5, 6/5, 7/5, 8/7, 9/6, 10/5, 11/5, 12/5

Meiti, a sea-king — Eskál Vell 22/1, Edáð Banddr 1/1

Mist, a valkyrie — Gsind Hákdr 1/4, Tindr Hákdr 7/6

Muninn, a raven belonging to Óðinn — ÞSjár Þórdr 3/6

Nanna, a goddess, wife of Baldr — Þklypp Lv 1/2, Sigv Austv 15/5

Narfi, a son of Loki — Þjóð Yt 7/6, Eskál Vell 23/5

Nauma, a giantess or goddess — Þjóð Yt 22/6, Ótt Lv 3/8

Njótr, a name for Óðinn — Tindr Hákdr 2/3

Njǫrðr, a god — Gsind Hákdr 6/5 (twice), Eyv Hál 10/2, Eyv Lv 2/1, Eskál Vell 17/3, 26/7, 29/2, ÞSjár Þórdr 4/3, Edáð Banddr 8/3, Sigv Víkv 14/5, Sigv Lv 3/3, HSt Rst 35/3

Njǫrðungar, gods, descendants of Njǫrðr — Sigv ErfÓl 15/3, Anon Óldr 23/3

Norðri, a dwarf — Hfr ErfÓl 26a/3

Nǫkkvi, a sea-king — Þhorn Harkv 9/5

Óðinn, a god — Eyv Hák 1/5, 8/6, 13/4, 15/5, Eyv Hál 2/12, Glúmr Gráf 8/2, Eskál Vell 31/4, Þjsk Hák 1/5, Sigv Austv 5/3, Anon Eirm 3/6, 4/6, Anon (Styrb) 1/7

Óðrœrir, a mythical vat holding the mead of poetry — Eskál Vell 3/3

Óláfr Geirstaðaálfr see under Personal Names

Óláfr trételgja ‘Wood-cutter’, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 21/3

Ónarr, a giant — Gsind Hákdr 5/3

Óttarr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 15/1

Rakni, a sea-king — Eyv Lv 2/5

Rán, a goddess — Þjsk Hák 1/4

Reginn, a dwarf — Hhárf Snædr 1/7, Hókr Eirfl 3/6

Rennandi, a mythical river — Anon Liðs 7/8

Róði, a sea-king — Tindr Hákdr 1/7, Sigv Nesv 2/3

Rǫgnir, a name for Óðinn — Eskál Vell 3/2, 7/5, 27/2

Rǫgnvaldr heiðumhár see under Nicknames and Personal Names

Rn see Rán

Sága, a goddess — Glúmr Gráf 7/2, Eskál Vell 29/3

Sif, a goddess, wife of Þórr — Hókr Eirfl 5/7

Sigarr, a legendary king — Eyv Hál 4/5, Sigv ErfÓl 1/8

Sigmundr, a legendary hero — Anon Eirm 5/1

Signý, a legendary heroine, wife of Hagbarðr — Þjóð Yt 9/12

Sinfjǫtli, a legendary hero — Anon Eirm 5/1

Skaði, a giantess — Eyv Hál 2/8

Skilfingar, a Swedish royal dynasty — Þjóð Yt 14/14

Skjálf, a legendary queen, wife of Agni — Þjóð Yt 9/3

Skjǫlf see Skjálf

Skævaðr, a legendary horse — Hfr ErfÓl 5/6

Skǫgul, a valkyrie — Þhorn Gldr 5/4, Eyv Hák 1/1, 8/3, 12/2 (Geir-Skǫgul), 13/2, Þjsk Hák 2/3, Þorm Lv 24/2, HSt Rst 7/3, 20/6, 29/4

Sleipnir, Óðinn’s horse — Þjóð Yt 8/16, 12/6

Sóti, a horse — Hókr Eirfl 5/7, Anon Óldr 24/5

Spǫrr, a Swede — Þjóð Yt 8/8

Styrbjǫrn ‘Uproar-Bjǫrn’, son of Óláfr Bjarnarson — Anon (Styrb) 2/3, 3/4

Surtr, a giant — Eyv Hál 1/9, Hfr ErfÓl 15/7

Sváfnir, a name for Óðinn — Þhorn Harkv 11/3

Sveiði, a sea-king — ÞKolb Eirdr 1/5

Sveigðir, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 2/4, Gsind Hákdr 5/7

Svǫlnir, a name for Óðinn — Eyv Lv 12/1, HSt Rst 5/8, 16/3

Syn, a goddess — Anon Liðs 7/6

Sǫkmímir, a giant — Þjóð Yt 2/10

Sǫrli, a legendary hero — Eskál Vell 30/4, Tindr Hákdr 3/6

Sǫrvi, a sea-king — Eskál Vell 22/3

Tunni, a Swede — Þjóð Yt 14/4

Týr, a god — Þjóð Yt 14/3, Eyv Hák 6/2, Eyv Hál 10/7, Eskál Vell 29/7, Hfr Óldr 6/7, Hfr ErfÓl 24/2, ÞKolb Eirdr 9/3, Þorm Lv 16/2

Ulfr see Úlfr

Úlfr, the wolf Fenrir — Þjóð Yt 7/6 (see also Fenrir)

Ullr, a god — Eyv Lv 8/1, 9/3, Eskál Vell 4/1, 21/7, 22/5, ÞKolb Eirdr 12/7, HSt Rst 6/3, Bjbp Jóms 43/7, 45/1, Anon Liðs 2/1

Váfuðr, a name for Óðinn — Eyv Hák 5/3, Eskál Lv 1a/4

Valhǫll, Óðinn’s hall — Eyv Hák 1/6, 9/7, Anon Eirm 1/3

Váli, a god — Edáð Banddr 4/5

Valr, a horse — Gsind Hákdr 2/7, Hár Lv 2/8

Valþǫgn, a valkyrie — Gsind Hákdr 6/1

Ván, a mythical river — Anon Óldr 21/7

Vanlandi, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 3/4

Viðrir, a name for Óðinn — Tindr Hákdr 3/1, 10/3, Vígf Lv 1/3

Viðurr, a name for Óðinn — Eskál Vell 10/5, 27/6, Tindr Hákdr 1/6

Vili, a god, brother of Óðinn — Þjóð Yt 3/2

Virfill, a sea-king — Edáð Banddr 4/7

Vísburr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 4/1

Vfuðr see Váfuðr

Vǫlsi, a horse phallus and phallic deity — Anon (Vǫlsa) 4/1, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/10, 9/9, 10/8, 11/8

Vn see Ván

Vǫttr, a jarl of the Danish king Fróði — Þjóð Yt 15/10

Yggr, a name for Óðinn — Hildr Lv 1/6, Eskál Vell 19/8, 36/4, Tindr Hákdr 8/2, Edáð Banddr 3/5, Sigv Víkv 6/4, Sigv Nesv 10/7, Ótt Hfl 8/2, Bjbp Jóms 1/6, 4/6, 26/1, 29/5, 37/1, 43/4, Anon Óldr 20/5

Yngvarr ljóshamr ‘Light-skinned’, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 18/2 (see also under Nicknames)

Yngvi, an ancestor of the Svíar — Þjóð Yt 7/10

Yngvi, a god — Eyv Hák 1/4

Yngvi, a legendary ruler in the line of the Háleygir — Eyv Hál 4/6

Yngvi, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 11/8

Yngvi-Freyr — Eyv Hál 11/3 (see also Freyr)

Þorgarðr, a golem — Þjsk Lv 6/2

Þorinn, a dwarf — ÞKolb Eirdr 14/5

Þriði, a name for Óðinn — Eskál Vell 28/2, Tindr Hákdr 8/2, Hókr Eirfl 7/3

Þrór, an unidentified god, probably Óðinn — Þjóð Yt 26/3

Þróttr, a name for Óðinn — Þhorn Gldr 2/2, Eskál Vell 11/6, 28/6, Sigv ErfÓl 17/6, Ótt Hfl 16/5, HSt Rst 1/7, 2/7, Anon Óldr 2/5

Þundr, a name for Óðinn — Eskál Vell 10/3, 19/2, Tindr Hákdr 11/1, ÞKolb Eirdr 14/3, Sigv Knútdr 5/8, HSt Rst 1/3, 8/3 (Þundregn ‘Þundr’s rain [POETRY]’)

Æsir, the gods — Eyv Hák 16/3

leifr see Óláfr

lfr see Álfr

Ǫnundr, a legendary Swedish king — Þjóð Yt 19/1

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