The
Germanic god Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...
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Old Norse
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: Þórr) is referred to by many names in
Old Norse poetry
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and
literature
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. Some of the names come from the ''
Prose Edda
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Nafnaþulur'', and are not attested elsewhere, while other names are well attested throughout the
sources of Norse mythology
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Names
See also
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List of names of Odin
Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology. The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar, particularly in the Old Norse record.
List
In Old English, Odin was known as ; in Old Saxon, as ; and in Old High ...
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List of names of Freyr
The Germanic god Freyr is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature. Multiple of these are attested only once in the extant record and are found principally in Skáldskaparmál. Some names have been further proposed by scholar ...
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List of kennings
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This list is not intended to be comprehensiv ...
Notes
References
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Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''.
D.S. Brewer. (Translation of ''Lexikon der germanischen Mythologie'' 1984)
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Snorri Sturluson (1879) ed.
Rasmus B. Anderson
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He brought to popular attention the fact that Viking explorers were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World ...
. ''The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology'' Digital reissue Digireads.com (2009)
* Snorri Sturluson (1960) translated and ed.
Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (September 18, 1888 – September 9, 1971) was a scholar of early English, German, and Old Norse literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is known primarily for his scholarly work on ''Beowulf'' and his ...
. ''The Prose Edda''.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation
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Turville-Petre, E.O.G. (1964). ''Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia''.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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History
George Weidenfeld a ...
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de Vries, Jan (1970). ''Altgermanische Religionsgeschichte''. Volume 2, 3rd ed., unchanged reissue of revised ed. (1957).
Walter de Gruyter
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The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
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