Hjördís or Hiordis in
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 peri ...
is the wife of
Sigmund, and the mother of
Sigurd
Sigurd ( non, Sigurðr ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Merovi ...
. Her father was a king named Eylimi.
She is mentioned in the
Poetic Edda and the
Prose Edda.
It is also a female given name in Scandinavia, as Hjördis in Sweden and Iceland, and Hjørdis in Denmark and Norway, but has recently gained popularity as a female given name in Germany as Jördis.
As a given name
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Hjördis Piuva Andersson, Swedish-Tornedalian painter and writer
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Hjördis "Disa" Eythorsdottir, Iceland-born American bridge player
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Hjørdis Høsøien
Hjørdis Høsøien is a Norwegian handball player. She played 54 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 1966 and 1975. She participated at the 1973 and 1975 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1975 World Women's Handb ...
, Norwegian handball player
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Hjördis Levin (born 1930), Swedish historian and author
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Hjördis Nordin
Hjördis Margareta Nordin (later Hallquist, born 2 August 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She was part of the Swedish teams that won gold medals at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (all-around) and 1952 Summer Olympics
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, Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion
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Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress
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Hjördis Schymberg, Swedish coloratura and lyric soprano
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Hjördis Töpel, Swedish freestyle swimmer and diver
Other uses
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''Hjørdis'' (TV series), a spin off of the Danish television series ''
Rita''
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Buxton Hjordis
The Buxton Hjordis was a single-seat sailplane built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd. in the UK to a design by G.M Buxton. Only one was constructed and was flown by Philip Wills at competitions in Europe between 1935-7.
Development
The sole Bux ...
, a single-seat sailplane built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd
Germanic heroic legends
People in Norse mythology
Swedish feminine given names
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