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Nine Mothers of HeimdallrSnorri Sturluson wrote the Prose Edda during the 13th century. This text contains two books that mention Heimdallr's nine mothers.
GerðrThe name Gerðr appears in the Poetic Edda, a collection compiled during the 13th century from older oral traditions. Snorri Sturluson wrote about her in two…
JörðThe Old Norse word Jörð means earth or land, serving as both a common noun and the name of a goddess. This term stems from Proto-Germanic erþō-, which…
NornsThe word norn derives from an Old Norse verb meaning to become. This root connects the name directly to the concept of fate as something that happens or…
NóttIn stanza 24 of the poem Vafþrúðnismál, the god Odin disguised as Gagnráðr asks the jötunn Vafþrúðnir about the origins of day and night.
SkaðiThe name Skaði appears in Old Norse texts alongside words like skadus, sceadu, and scato that all mean shadow. Scholar John McKinnell suggests this…