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Yrsa (typeface)
Yrsa, Yrse, Yrs or Urse (fl. 6th century)The dating has never been a matter of controversy. It is inferred from the internal chronology of the sources themselves and the dating of Hygelac's raid on Frisia to c. 516. It is also supported by archaeological excavations of the barrows of Eadgils and Ohthere in Sweden. For a discussion, see e.g. Birger Nerman's ''Det svenska rikets uppkomst'' (1925) (in Swedish). For presentations of the archaeological findings, see e.g. Elisabeth Klingmark's ''Gamla Uppsala, Svenska kulturminnen 59'', Riksantikvarieämbetet (in Swedish), othis English language presentation by the Swedish National Heritage Board was a tragic heroine of early Scandinavia, Scandinavian legend. She is typically characterized as the wife of Swedish king Eadgils and mother of Danish king Hrólfr Kraki. Her legacy is recorded in several different versions. In all versions, she is regarded as a desirable and charming girl. The general nucleus of her character arc is that in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helgi And Yrsa
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian languages, Scandinavian, German language, German, and Dutch language, Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga (name), Olga. Notable people with this name *Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources *Helgi Hjörvarðsson, Scandinavian hero from ''Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar'', in the ''Poetic Edda'' *Helgi Hundingsbane, Scandinavian hero who figures in the ''Völsunga saga'' and who has two poems in the ''Poetic Edda'' *Helgi Haddingjaskati, Swedish hero from ''Hrómundar saga Gripssonar'' *Helge (Danish king), 9th-century king *Helge Akre (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat *Helge Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player *Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989), Danish politician *Helge Jung (1886–1978), Swedish general *Helge von Koch (1870–192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beowulf (hero)
Beowulf (; ) is a legendary Geatish hero in the eponymous epic poem, one of the oldest surviving pieces of English literature. Etymology and origins of the character A number of origins have been proposed for the name ''Beowulf''. Beowulf Henry Sweet, a philologist and linguist specializing in Germanic languages, proposed that the name ''Bēowulf'' literally means in Old English "bee-wolf" or "bee-hunter" and that it is a kenning for "bear".Sweet, Henry. (1884) ''Anglo-Saxon Reader in Prose and Verse'' The Clarendon Press, p. 202. Recorded instances of similar names mirror this etymology. The 1031 AD ''Liber Vitae'' records the name ''Biuuuwulf''. The name is attested to a monk from Durham and means ''bee wolf'' in the Old Northumbrian dialect.Chadwick, Hector Munro (1983) ''The Origin of the English Nation'', p. 294. The 11th century English ''Domesday Book'' contains a recorded instance of the name ''Beulf''. The scholar suggested that the name ''Beowulf'' derived from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skuld (princess)
Skuld (also spelled Sculd, Scullda, Skulde or Skulda) was a princess of Scandinavian legend, the sister or half-sister of the legendary Danish King Hrólfr Kraki and the wife of Hrólfr's killer, Hjörvarðr (also spelled Hiorvardus, Hiørvardus, Hevardus, Hiartuar, Hiarwat or Hartwar; and who corresponds to Heoroweard in ''Beowulf''). In several sources, such as '' Hrólfs saga kraka'', she is responsible for inciting her husband to overthrow the king. The accounts of her vary greatly from source to source, including the identities of her parents. Etymology The name ''Skuld'' (which the princess shares with Skuld, one of the norns in Norse mythology) is derived from the Old Norse verb ''skulla'', "need/ought to be/shall be"; its meaning is "that which should become, or that needs to occur". Attestations ''Hrólfs saga kraka'' '' Hrólfs saga kraka'' tells that one Yule, Helgi was visited by an ugly being while he was in his hunting house. No person in the entire kingdom allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half-elf
A half-elf is a mythological or fictional being, the offspring of an immortal elf and a mortal man. They are often depicted as very beautiful and endowed with magical powers; they may be presented as torn between the two worlds that they inhabit. Half-elves became known in modern times mainly through J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings but have origins in Norse mythology. A half-elf appeared in Lord Dunsany's 1924 book '' The King of Elfland's Daughter''. In Middle-earth, half-elves are the children of Elves and Men, and can choose either Elvish immortality or the mortal life of Men. The elf-maidens Lúthien and Arwen in Tolkien's works both chose mortality to be with the Men that they loved. Scholars have noted that this enabled Tolkien to explore several key themes, including love and death, time and immortality. As a Catholic, he believed that Men, freely choosing to let go, gain release from the world's limitations; whereas if they tried to hold on to life and material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heoroweard
Heoroweard is a character who appears in ''Beowulf'' and also in Norse legends, where he is named ''Hjörvarðr'' or ''Hiartuar''. If he existed in real life, his name would have been Proto-Norse *''Heruwarduz In the Norse sources, Hereoweard rebelled against Hroðulf/Hrólf Kraki and killed him, but otherwise the sources vary greatly. This is an account of the differences: In the paraphrase of ''Bjarkamál'' in the ''Gesta Danorum'' of Saxo Grammaticus, his army consisted of Swedes in one line and of Geats in another line. This information does not appear in any other sources. Several sources mention that he was married to Skuld, who according to Angrim's summary of the lost ''Skjöldunga saga'' was the daughter of Aðils the Swedish king (called ''Eadgils'' in Beowulf). However, according to the '' Chronicon Lethrense'' and '' Hrólf Kraki's saga'', she was the daughter of Helgi (Halga), whereas Saxo is vague whether it was Adils or Helgi who was her father. ''Hrólf Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyrisvellir
Fyrisvellir, Fyris Wolds, or Fyrisvallarna, was the marshy plain (''vellir'') south of Gamla Uppsala where travellers had to leave the ships on the river Fyris (Fyrisån) and walk to the Temple at Uppsala and the hall of the Swedish king. Etymology The name is related to, or derived from, Old Norse ''Fyrva'' which meant "to ebb" and it referred to the partially inundated soggy plains that today are dry farmland and the modern town of Uppsala. In medieval times, a royal estate called ''Førisæng'', "Fyris meadow", was located near this field. The small lakes ''Övre Föret'', "the Upper Fyri", and ''Nedre Föret'', "the Lower Fyri", are remains of this marsh and retain a modern form of ''Fyri'' (the -''t'' suffix is the definite article, which lake names always take in Swedish). The field went alongside what was renamed the ''Fyris river'' (Fyrisån) in the 17th century to make the connection between the river and the Sagas more obvious. Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). ''Slaget på Fy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle On The Ice Of Lake Vänern
The Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern was a 6th-century battle recorded in the Norse sagas and referred to in the Old English epic ''Beowulf''. It has been dated to c. AD 530. The epic Beowulf Beowulf is an epic poem that refers to the conflict, but not to a battle on Vänern, Lake Vänern. In Beowulf, the Swedish king Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka, who is often called the first historical List of legendary kings of Sweden, king of Sweden)Alf Henrikson, Svensk historia had died and his brother Onela (Áli) had usurped the Swedish throne. Ottar's sons Eanmund and Eadgils (Adils) had to flee to Götaland, Geatland and seek refuge with the Geatish king Heardred. This induced Onela to attack the Geats and kill both Eanmund and Heardred. In order to avenge his king and kinsman, Beowulf (hero), Beowulf decided to help Eadgils gain the throne of Sweden. During the battle Eadgils slew Onela and became the king of Sweden. Norse sagas There are a few references in Norse sources that give an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Krake Sår Guld På Fyrisvall By Hugo Hamilton
Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. An alternative but less common variation of ''Rolf'' in Norway is ''Rolv''. The oldest evidence of the use of the name Rolf in Sweden is an inscription from the 11th century on a runestone in Forsheda, Småland. The name also appears twice in the Orkneyinga sagas, where a scion of the jarls of Orkney, Gånge-Rolf, is said to be identical to the Viking Rollo who captured Normandy in 911. This Saga of the Norse begins with the abduction of Gói daughter by a certain Hrolf of Berg, (the Mountain). She is the daughter of Thorri, a Jotun of Gandvik, and sister of Gór and Nór. The latter is regarded as a first king and eponymous anchestor of Nórway. After a fierce duell (Holmgang) where none is able to overcome the other, Hrolf and Nór becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
