Þjóðólfr ór Hvini (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈθjoːðˌoːlvz̠ oːz̠ ˈxwine]; anglicized as Thjódólf of Hvinir or Thiodolf; fl. late 9th–early 10th c. AD)...
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consisted of sections on two mythological scenes and two from the deeds of his patron, Ragnarr Haustlöng ‒ a shield poem by Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, partially...
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Valhalla (category Conceptions of heaven)
10th-century skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir describing that, upon his death, King Vanlandi went to Valhalla. In chapter 32 of Hákonar saga Góða, Haakon I of Norway is...
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by Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. The Nafnaþulur section of Skáldskaparmál includes Jörð in a list of ásynjur names. Additionally, as...
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skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir to compose a poem about his ancestry. This poem is known as Ynglingatal and is not only one of the oldest, but also one of the...
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Haustlöng (section Abduction of Iðunn)
skaldic poem composed around the beginning of the 10th century by the Norwegian skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. The poem has been preserved in the 13th-century...
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of hammer-face-troll [Miollnir]. — Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Haustlöng, 16–17 [Skáld 17], trans. A. Faulkes, 1987. Compared to Snorri's account, Þjóðólfr emphasizes...
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Meili (category Sons of Odin)
skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir is provided that refers to Thor as "Meili's brother". In chapter 75, Meili is listed among names of the Æsir and as a son of Odin...
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of her abduction by Þjazi, she may be referred to as "Þjazi's booty". A passage of the 10th-century poem Haustlöng where the skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir...
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Fornjót (section Ancestor of the House of Yngling)
a species of marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza), partly on account of the supposed similarity of their tubers to hands.: 49–50 Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, a Norwegian...
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