- adder, Nidhogg, snake, viper, Goinn, Moinn, Grafvitnir, Grabak, Ofnir,
Svafnir,
masked one. Snorri's
knowledge of Níðhǫggr
seems to come from two of the...
- to
possess the most
beautiful woman he knew. When he
learnt that king
Sváfnir of Sváfaland had the
daughter Sigrlinn who was the most
beautiful girl...
- the ditch"), Ófnir (Old
Norse "the
winding one, the
twisting one"), and
Sváfnir (Old Norse,
possibly "the one who puts to
sleep = death"), who Odin adds...
- "to swoon" (< OE
swebban "to put to sleep, lull") ON sofa "sleep (v.)";
Svafnir "Sleep-Bringer (a name of Odin)"
somnus "sleep (n.)"; sōpiō (v.) "make...
-
Bestlu Son of
Bestla Spjalli Gauta Friend of the
Goths Sonatorrek (21)
Sváfnir Svafnir Sleep bringer,
Closer Gyl****inning, Grímnismál (54), Óðins nǫfn (4)...
- "sleep-maker" or as "Suebian", and it may not be a
coincidence that a king
Sváfnir and the
kingdom Sváfaland also
appears in this poem (it is also mentioned...
- of Yggdrasil: Nidhöggr, Gravvitnir, Moin, Goin, Grábakr, Grafvölluðr,
Svafnir and Ofnir. In folk and
fairy tale
traditions all over the world, the serpent...
-
daughter of king
Svafnir of Svavaland. Hjörvard4
wants to
marry her and sent Atli2, the son of his jarl Idmund, to
negotiate with
Svafnir, but Franmar, the...
-
beautiful woman Sigrlinn, the
daughter of king
Sváfnir of Svávaland.
Hrothmar invaded Svávaland and
killed king
Sváfnir, but he
could not find
Sigrlinn who was...
- Sigrlinn, the
daughter of king
Svafnir of Svavaland, so he sent Atli2, the son of his jarl Idmund, to
negotiate with
Svafnir. Helgakvíða Hjörvarðssonar Iljas...
