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Gullfaxi
Gullfaxi (Old Norse: ) is a horse in Norse mythology. Its name means "Golden mane". It was originally owned by Hrungnir, and was later given to Móði and Magni, Magni by Thor as a reward for lifting off the leg of Hrungnir, which lay over the unconscious Thor and strangled him: :'And I will give thee,' he said, 'the horse Gold-Mane, which Hrungnir possessed.' :Then Odin spake and said that Thor did wrong to give the good horse to the son of a giantess, and not to his father. ::—''Skáldskaparmál'' (17) Gullfaxi is equally fast on land, in the air and on the water, but not quite as fast as Sleipnir, Odin's horse. Folk tale Gullfaxi is also the name of a horse in the modern Icelandic folk-tale ''The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder'' collected by Jón Árnason (author), Jón Árnason, translated into German by , then rendered into English and included in the ''Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903) compiled by Andrew Lang. See also *Guldfaxe (glacier) References Horses in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder
"The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnföder" is an Icelandic fairy tale, included by Andrew Lang in ''The Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903). It was adapted from "", a German translation by in his (1884). Poestion acquired the Icelandic text from his contact, "Prof. Steingrimr Thorsteinsson". This tale was the only one in Poestion's book that he did not derive from Jón Árnason's Vol. 2 (1862–64), and hence the only one not orally sourced. The Icelandic text "" was in the manuscript JS 287 4to, dated 1857-1870, now in the possession of the National and University Library of Iceland. The Icelandic text was eventually published in volume 4 (1956) of the full expanded edition of Jón Árnason's collection. There are a number of other Icelandic tale specimens in the collection that feature a horse or sword of similar names: , , '','' . The variants give different names of protagonists, featured motifs, etc. A retold version of it by Ruth Manning-Sanders under the title "Sigurd, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gullfaxi
Gullfaxi (Old Norse: ) is a horse in Norse mythology. Its name means "Golden mane". It was originally owned by Hrungnir, and was later given to Móði and Magni, Magni by Thor as a reward for lifting off the leg of Hrungnir, which lay over the unconscious Thor and strangled him: :'And I will give thee,' he said, 'the horse Gold-Mane, which Hrungnir possessed.' :Then Odin spake and said that Thor did wrong to give the good horse to the son of a giantess, and not to his father. ::—''Skáldskaparmál'' (17) Gullfaxi is equally fast on land, in the air and on the water, but not quite as fast as Sleipnir, Odin's horse. Folk tale Gullfaxi is also the name of a horse in the modern Icelandic folk-tale ''The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder'' collected by Jón Árnason (author), Jón Árnason, translated into German by , then rendered into English and included in the ''Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903) compiled by Andrew Lang. See also *Guldfaxe (glacier) References Horses in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrungnir
Hrungnir (Old Norse: , 'brawler') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is described as made of stone and is ultimately killed in a duel with the thunder god Thor. Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his horse, Sleipnir, being faster than Hrungnir's steed Gullfaxi. During the race, which Sleipnir wins, Hrungnir enters Ásgard, and there becomes drunk and abusive. After they grow weary of him, the gods call on the god Thor to battle Hrungnir. He is slain by Thor's hammer Mjölnir. Hrungnir is comparable to the Hurrian Ullikummi, a stone-giant who grew so quickly that he reached the heavens. He was slain by the thunder-god Teshub who is equivalent also to the Luwian Tarḫunz and Hittite Tarḫunna. Name The Old Norse name Hrungnir has been translated as 'brawler', or as 'big person, strong man', 'noise-maker'. Attestations Prose Edda In ''Skáldskaparmál'' (The Language of Poetry), written in the 13th century CE by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleipnir
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir (Old Norse: ; "slippy"Orchard (1997:151). or "the slipper"Kermode (1904:6).) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Sleipnir is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Sleipnir is Odin's steed, is the child of Loki and Svaðilfari, is described as the best of all horses, and is sometimes ridden to the location of Hel (location), Hel. The ''Prose Edda'' contains extended information regarding the circumstances of Sleipnir's birth, and details that he is grey in color. Sleipnir is also mentioned in a riddle found in the 13th century legendary saga ''Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks'', in the 13th-century legendary saga ''Völsunga saga'' as the ancestor of the horse Grani, and book I of ''Gesta Danorum'', written in the 12th century by Saxo Grammaticus, contains an episode considered by many scholars to involve Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Móði And Magni
In Norse mythology, Móði (Old Norse: ; anglicized Módi or Mothi) and Magni are the sons of Thor. Their names translate to "Wrath" and "Mighty," respectively. Rudolf Simek states that, along with Thor's daughter Þrúðr ("Strength"), they embody their father's features. Móði and Magni's descent from Thor is attested by the kennings "Móði's father" (''faðir Móða'', in ''Hymiskviða'', 34) and "Magni's father" (''faðir Magna'', in ''Þórsdrápa'' and ''Hárbarðsljóð'', 53). Snorri Sturluson confirms it (''Gylfaginning'', 53, ''Skáldskaparmál'', 4). According to ''Skáldskaparmál'' (17) Magni is the son of Thor and the Jötunn Járnsaxa. ''Poetic Edda'' The two brothers are mentioned among the survivors of Ragnarök in the ''Poetic Edda'' ''Vafþrúðnismál'': ''Prose Edda'' Apart from his role after Ragnarök, there is nothing we know about Móði but, in the ''Prose Edda'' book ''Skáldskaparmál'', Magni plays a role in the myth of Thor's battle with the giant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guldfaxe (glacier)
Guldfaxe ( da, Guldfaxe Gletscher p. 34) is a of the area in the municipality, southeastern . This glacier is named after |
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse, ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse, ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norse Mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from numerous sources from both before and after the pagan period, including medieval manuscripts, archaeological representations, and folk tradition. The source texts mention numerous gods such as the thunder-god Thor, the raven-flanked god Odin, the goddess Freyja, and numerous other deities. Most of the surviving mythology centers on the plights of the gods and their interaction with several other beings, such as humanity and the jötnar, beings who may be friends, lovers, foes, or family members of the gods. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves and trees, Physical strength, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Besides Old Norse , the deity occurs in Old English as , in Old Frisian as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym , meaning 'Thunder'. Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman Empire, Roman occupation of regions of , to the Germanic expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse paganism, Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odin
Odin (; from non, Óðinn, ) is a widely revered Æsir, god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the Runes, runic alphabet, and depicts him as the husband of the goddess Frigg. In wider Germanic mythology and paganism, the god was also known in Old English as ', in Old Saxon as , in Old Dutch as ''Wuodan'', in Old Frisian as ''Wêda'', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic theonym *''Wōðanaz'', meaning 'lord of frenzy', or 'leader of the possessed'. Odin appears as a prominent god throughout the recorded history of Northern Europe, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania (from BCE) through movement of peoples during the Migration Period (4th to 6th centuries CE) and the Viking Age (8th to 11th centuries CE). In the modern pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Árnason (author)
Jón Árnason (17 August 1819 — 4 September 1888)''Mannslát'' (Obituary) in ''Ísafold''5 September 1888 was an Icelandic author, librarian, and museum director who made the first collection of Icelandic folktales. Career Jón Árnason was educated at the Latin School in Bessastaðir."Jón Arnason", ''Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern: A-Z'', ed. Charles Dudley Warner et al., Volume 2, New York: Peale and Hill, 1896, OCLC 1182898p. 802 From 1848 to 1887, he was the first librarian at what became the National Library of Iceland in Reykjavík; in 1881 its name was changed from ''Íslands stiftisbókasafn'' (Foundation library of Iceland) and his title became ''Landsbókavörður Íslands'' (National Librarian of Iceland). Meanwhile he also served as the first librarian of the Iceland branch of the Icelandic Literary Society. He was also the first curator of the ''Forngripasafns Íslands'' (Icelandic Antiquities Collection), which became the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Biography Lang was born in 1844 in Selkirk, Scottish Borders. He was the eldest of the eight children born to John Lang, the town clerk of Selkirk, and his wife Jane Plenderleath Sellar, who was the daughter of Patrick Sellar, factor to the first Duke of Sutherland. On 17 April 1875, he married Leonora Blanche Alleyne, youngest daughter of C. T. Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados. She was (or should have been) variously credited as author, collaborator, or translator of '' Lang's Color/Rainbow Fairy Books'' which he edited. He was educated at Selkirk Grammar School, Loretto School, and the Edinburgh Academy, as well as the University of St Andrews and Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
