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Heimdall's nine mothers

Heimdall and His Nine Mothers, W. G. Collingwood , (1908).
“Nine Wave Maidens endure Heimdall,” Karl Ehrenberg , (1882).

In Scandinavian mythology , Heimdall had nine mothers :

  • Gialp ( Dr. Scand. Gialp ),
  • Grape ( Dr. Scand. Greip ),
  • Yistla ( dr. Eistla ),
  • Irgiafa ( dr. Scand. Eyrgiafa ),
  • Ulfrun ( dr.-scand. Vlfrun ),
  • Angeya ( dr.-scand. Angeyia ),
  • Imd ( dr. Scand. Imdr ),
  • Atla ( dr. Atla )
  • Yarnsaksa ( dr. Scand. Iarnsaxa ).

According to one theory, nine mothers of Heimdall are associated with the nine daughters of Aigir and Ran .

Snorri Sturluson in Younger Edda ( Vision of Gyulvi , 27) writes:

"

Heimdallr heitir einn, hann er kallaðr hvíti áss,
hann er mikill ok heilagr.
Hann báru at syni meyjar níu ok allar systr.
...
Ok enn segir hann sjálfr í Heimdalargaldri
Níu em ek mœðra mögr,
níu em ek systra sonr.

"
"

Heimdall is the name of what is called the White God.
He is great and holy;
They were carried out by nine virgins, all sisters.
...
And also, he himself speaks in the Heimdall spell
I’m nine mothers offspring,
I’m nine sisters son.

"
- Text from the Royal Codex
In addition to these lines, the text of the poem " Heimdall 's Spell " ( dr. Scand. Heimdalargaldr ) is lost.

A similar myth is described in Hindlulod :

"

Vard einn borin
i ardaga
rammaukin miok
raugna kindar;
niu baru þann
naddgaufgann mann
iotna meyiar
vid iardar þraum.
...
Hann gialp vm bar,
hann Greip vm bar,
bar hann eistla
ok Eyrgiafa,
hann bar Vlfrun
ok Angeyia,
Imdr ok atla
ok Iarnsaxa.

"
"

He was born
in the old days
with tremendous force
sons of men;
then nine bore him,
the spear of a magnificent man
the giants of the daughter
on the edge of the earth.
...
Gialp had him
Grape bore him
Haystl bore him
and Irgiath;
Ulfrun
and Angeya,
Imd and Atla
and Järnsaksa.

"
- Text ed. Bugge.

Links

  • Bellows, Henry Adams (1923). The Poetic Edda . The American-Scandinavian Foundation.
  • Dodds, Jeramy. Trans. 2014. The Poetic Edda . Coach House Book]. ISBN 978-1-55245-296-7
  • Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda . Everyman's Library. ISBN 0-460-87616-3
  • Lindow, John (2002). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs . Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0
  • Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend . Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2
  • Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology . DS Brewer ISBN 0-85991-513-1
  • Thorpe, Benjamin (Trans.) (1866) The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson . Norrœna Society.
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nine_Heimdall_Mothers&oldid=99340506


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