Hljod or Ljod ( Old Norse: Hljóð [ˈhljoːð]) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the spouse of Völsung, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir, and the mother of Sigmund and Signy. [1]
The Old Norse name Hljóð has been translated as 'howling'. [1]
In the first chapter of Völsunga saga, Hljóð is portrayed as the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir, and as a 'wish-maiden' of the god Odin, which could be interpreted as ' Valkyrie of Odin'. [2] [1]
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It is now said that
Frigg heard their prayers and told
Óðinn what they prayed. He was not without resources and took his
wish-maid, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir.
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Hljóð then assumes the shape of a crow and provides the apple of fertility to the childless Rerir, who eventually begets Hljóð's own husband Völsung. [1]
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Now when he was fully come to man's estate, Hrimnir the giant sends to him Ljod his daughter; she of whom the tale told, that she brought the apple to Rerir, Volsung's father.
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Hljod or Ljod ( Old Norse: Hljóð [ˈhljoːð]) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the spouse of Völsung, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir, and the mother of Sigmund and Signy. [1]
The Old Norse name Hljóð has been translated as 'howling'. [1]
In the first chapter of Völsunga saga, Hljóð is portrayed as the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir, and as a 'wish-maiden' of the god Odin, which could be interpreted as ' Valkyrie of Odin'. [2] [1]
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It is now said that
Frigg heard their prayers and told
Óðinn what they prayed. He was not without resources and took his
wish-maid, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir.
[3]
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Hljóð then assumes the shape of a crow and provides the apple of fertility to the childless Rerir, who eventually begets Hljóð's own husband Völsung. [1]
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Now when he was fully come to man's estate, Hrimnir the giant sends to him Ljod his daughter; she of whom the tale told, that she brought the apple to Rerir, Volsung's father.
[3]
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