Hild or Hildr may refer to:
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Hildr
In Norse mythology, Hildr (Old Norse "battle"Orchard (1997:192).) is a valkyrie. Hildr is attested in the ''Prose Edda'' as Högni's daughter and Hedin's wife in the ''Hjaðningavíg''. She had the power to revive the dead in battlefields and ...
or Hild is one of the Valkyries in Norse mythology, a personification of battle
* Hild or
Hilda of Whitby
Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby (c. 614 – 680) was a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon Engla ...
is a Christian saint who was a British abbess and nun in the Middle Ages
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Hild (Oh My Goddess!)
The following are characters in the ''Oh My Goddess!'' manga and anime series:
Main characters
Keiichi Morisato
is a student of the Nekomi Institute of Technology and a member of the NIT Motor Club. One day Keiichi accidentally dials the God ...
, the ultimate Demon in Hell known as the ''Daimakaichō'' in the ''Oh My Goddess!'' series
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''Hild'' (novel), a 2013 novel about Hilda of Whitby by Nicola Griffith
See also
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Hilda
Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Th ...
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Hilde (disambiguation)
Hilde may refer to:
* Hilde (given name)
* ''Hilde'' (film), a 2009 German biopic film
* MV ''Hilde'', a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker
*Tom Hilde (born 1987), Norwegian ski jumper
Characters
* Hilde (Soulcalibur), a character in the ''Soul'' seri ...
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Hildegard (disambiguation)
Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German ''hild'' ('war' or 'battle') and ''gard'' ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildeg ...
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Hildreth (disambiguation) Hildreth may refer to:
Places
* Hildreth, California
* Hildreth, Nebraska
*Hildreth Cemetery
Hildreth Cemetery is a small cemetery located on Hildreth Street at Sutherland and By Streets in the Centralville neighborhood of Lowell, Massachusetts. ...
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Brynhildr
Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild ( non, Brynhildr , gmh, Brünhilt, german: Brünhild , label=New High German, Modern German or ), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigoths, Vis ...
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Brunhilda of Austrasia
Brunhilda (c. 543–613) was queen consort of Austrasia, part of Francia, by marriage to the Merovingian king Sigebert I of Austrasia, and regent for her son, grandson and great-grandson.
In her long and complicated career she ruled the eastern ...
(543–613)
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Gunhilda Gunhild (with variants Gundhild, Gunhilda, Gunhilde, Gunhjild, Gunilda, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gunnhildur) is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (gunn and hild/hildr). It may refer to:
*, allegedly a Danish queen cons ...
(born 10th century),
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Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword". ...
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