List of Valkyrie Names

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List of valkyrie names

"Walkyrien" (1905) by Emil Doepler

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of

the slain") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in

battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half

go to the goddess Freyja's afterlife field Flkvangr), the valkyries bring

their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the

god Odin. There, when the einherjar are not preparing for the events of

Ragnark, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as

lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described

as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens, and

sometimes connected to swans.

The Old Norse poems Vlusp, Grmnisml, Darraarlj, and the

Nafnaulursection of the Prose Edda bookSkldskaparml provide lists of valkyrie names. Other valkyrie names

appear solely outside these lists, such as Sigrn (who is attested in the poems Helgakvia Hundingsbana I andHelgakvia Hundingsbana II). Valkyrie names commonly emphasize associations with battle and, in many cases,

with the speara weapon heavily associated with the god Odin.[1]

Scholars such as Hilda Ellis Davidson and Rudolf

Simek propose that the names of the valkyries themselves contain no individuality, but are rather descriptive of the

traits and nature of war-goddesses, and are possibly the descriptive creations of skalds, a type of traditional

Scandinavian poet.[2]

Some valkyrie names may be descriptive of the roles and abilities of the valkyries. The valkyrie name Herja may

point to an etymological connection to Hariasa, a Germanic goddess attested on a stone from 187 CE.[3] The name

Herfjturhas been theorized as pointing to the ability of the valkyries to place fetters, which would connect the

valkyries to the earlier Idisi.[4]

The name Svipul may be descriptive of the influence the valkyries have over wyrd or

rloga Germanic concept of fate.[5]

Valkyrie names

Name Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in

Brynhildr "Armor battle" or "bright battle"[6] Skldskaparml

Eir "Peace, clemency"[7]

or "help, mercy"[8] Nafnaulur

Geirah Connected to the Old Norse words geirr("spear") and h

("battle").[9]

Appears in some manuscripts of

Grmnisml in place of thevalkyrie name Geirlul

[9]

Geiravr "Spear-vr"[9] Nafnaulur

Geirdriful "Spear-flinger"[9] Nafnaulur

Geirnul, Geirrnul,Geirmul, Geirlul(various spellings)

Uncertain; possibly connected to the Odinic name Geirlnirand the

dwarf namelnir.[9]

Possibly meaning "the one charging forth with

the spear".[9]

The form Geirlul may be connected to the runic charm

word alu.[9]

Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Geirskgul "Spear-skgul"[10]

(see Skgul entry below) Hkonarml, Vlusp,

Nafnaulur

Gll "Tumult"[11]

or "noise, battle"[12] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur
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Gndul "Wand-wielder"[11] Vlusp,Nafnaulur

Gur or Gunnr "War"[11]

or "battle"[13] Vlusp,Darraarlj,

Gylfaginning,Nafnaulur

Herfjtur "Host-fetter"[11]

or "fetter of the army"[4] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Herja Related to the Old Norse herja and Old High Germanherjn(meaning "devastate")

[14] Nafnaulur

Hlagur svanhvt "Hlagur swan-white"[15] Vlundarkvia

Hildr "Battle"[16] Vlusp, Grmnisml,

Darraarlj,Nafnaulur

Hjalmrimul Possibly "Helmet clatterer" or "female warrior"[17] Nafnaulur

Hervr alvitr Alvitrpossibly means "all-wise" or "strange creature"[18] Vlundarkvia

Hjrrimul "The sword warrioress," derived from Old Norse hjrr("sword") andrima ("battle, noise")

[17]

Darraarlj,Nafnaulur

Hlkk "Noise, battle"[11] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Hrist Related to Old Norse hrista (meaning "shake, quake") and thereforemeaning "the quaking one"

[19]

Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Hrund "Pricker"[11] Nafnaulur

Kra Either "the wild, stormy one" (based on Old Norse afkrr, meaning"wild") or "curl" or "the curly one"

[20]

Helgakvia Hundingsbana II

Mist "Cloud" or "Mist"[21] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

lrn Possibly "ale-rune"[22]

Vlundarkvia

Randgrr, Randgrid "Shield-truce"[11]

or possibly "shield-destroyer"[23] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Rgrr "Council-truce"[11]

or possibly "the bossy"[24] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Reginleif "Power-trace"[11]

or "daughter of the gods"[25] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Rta Possibly connected to the Old Norse noun rta (meaning "sleet andstorm")

[26]

Gylfaginning

Sanngrir "Very violent, very cruel"[27] Darraarlj

Sigrdrfa"Victory-urger"

[11]

or "inciter to victory"

[28] Sigrdrfuml

Sigrn "Victory rune"[11] Helgakvia Hundingsbana I,

Helgakvia Hundingsbana II

Skalmld "Sword-time"[29] Nafnaulur

Skeggld or Skeggjld "Axe-age"[11] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Skgul "Shaker"[11]

or possibly "high-towering"[1] Hkonarml, Vlusp,

Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Skuld Possibly "debt" or "future"[30] Vlusp, Gylfaginning,

Nafnaulur

Svei Unclear; possibly "vibration" or "noise"[31] Nafnaulur

Svipul "Changeable"[5] Darraarlj,Nafnaulur
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gn "Silence"[32] Nafnaulur

rima "Fight"[33] Nafnaulur

rr "Strength"[34]

or "power"[35] Grmnisml,Nafnaulur

Notes[1][1] Davidson (1988:96).

[2] Examples include Davidson (1988:9697) and Simek (2007:349).

[3][3] Simek (2007:143). For Hariasa, Simek (2007:131).

[4][4] Simek (2007:142).

[5][5] Simek (2007:308).

[6][6] For "armor battle", see Haymes (2010:27). For "bright battle", see Orchard (1997:193).

[7][7] Lindow (2001:105).

[8][8] Orchard (1997:36).

[9][9] Simek (2007:102).

[10][10] Orchard (1997:193).

[11][11] Orchard (1997:194).

[12][12] Simek (2007:115).

[13][13] Simek (2007:125).

[14][14] Simek (2007:143).

[15][15] Simek (2007:151).

[16][16] Orchard (1997:192).

[17][17] Simek (2007:150).

[18][18] Orchard (1997:83).

[19][19] Simek (2007:160).

[20][20] Simek (2007:182).

[21][21] Orchard (1997:194) and Simek (2007:218).

[22][22] Ochard (1997:278).

[23][23] Simek (2007:261).

[24][24] Simek (2007:258).

[25][25] Simek (2007:262).

[26][26] Vigfusson (1874:503).

[27][27] Simek (2007:275).

[28][28] Simek (2007:284).

[29][29] Simek (2007:288).

[30][30] Orchard (1997:151).

[31][31] Simek (2007:306).

[32][32] Simek (2007:316).

[33][33] Simek (2007:328).

[34][34] Lindow (2001:291).

[35][35] Orchard (1997:195).

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