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In Norse mythology, Skögul or Geirskögul is one of the valkyries. She is mentioned in Völuspá and occurs as a minor character in Hákonarmál. Her name is commonly found in kennings. Aside from this the character is unknown and may never have been much more than a name. Norse mythology, Viking mythology or Scandinavian mythology refer to the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ...
Sinding Valkyrie, a modern statue located in Copenhagen, presents an active image of a valkyrie. ...
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Völuspá
In Völuspá both the names Skögul and Geirskögul (Spear-Skögul) occur in a list of valkyrie names, apparently for separate beings. - Sá hon valkyrjur
- vítt um komnar
- görvar at ríða
- til Goðþjóðar.
- Skuld helt skildi,
- en Skögul önnur,
- Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul
- ok Geirskögul.
- Nú eru talðar
- nönnur Herjans,
- görvar at ríða
- grund, valkyrjur. [1] (http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/vsp3.html)
| - She saw valkyries
- come from far and wide,
- ready to ride
- to the ranks of the gods;
- Skuld held a shield,
- and Skögul was another,
- Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul,
- and Geirskögul.
- Now Herjann’s (i.e. Odin's) maidens
- have been counted,
- valkyries ready
- to ride over the land.
| Skuld is the name of two characters in Scandinavian mythology, one was one of the three norns in Norse Mythology, and the second one was a princess who married Hjörvard, Hrólf Krakis killer. ...
In Norse mythology, Gunnr or Guðr is one of the valkyries. ...
In Norse mythology, Hildr was one of the Valkyries. ...
In Norse mythology, Göndul was one of the Valkyries. ...
Hákonarmál In the Hákonarmál we are told that Odin sent forth Göndul and Skögul to choose which king should be taken to Odin's halls. In this poem the names Skögul and Geir-Skögul refer to the same being. Odin, Icelandic/Old Norse Óðinn, Swedish Oden, Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon Woden, Old Franconian Wodan, Alemannic Wuodan, German Wotan or Wothan Lombardic Godan. ...
In Norse mythology, Göndul was one of the Valkyries. ...
- 1. Göndul ok Skögul
- sendi Gauta-týr
- at kjósa of konunga,
- hverr Yngva ættar
- skyldi með Óðni fara
- ok í Valhöll vesa.
- ...
- 10. Göndul þat mælti,
- studdisk geirskapti:
- vex nú gengi goða,
- es Hákoni hafa
- með her mikinn
- heim bönd of boðit.
- 11. Vísi þat heyrði,
- hvat valkyrjur mæltu
- mærar af mars baki,
- hyggiliga létu
- ok hjalmaðar sátu
- ok höfðusk hlífar fyrir.
- 12. Hví þú svá gunni
- skiptir, Geir-Skögul,
- órum þó verðir gagns frá goðum?
- Vér því völdum.
- es velli helt
- en þínir fíandr flugu.
- 13. Ríða vit skulum,
- kvað en ríkja Skögul,
- grœnna heima goða,
- Óðni at segja,
- at nú mun allvaldr koma
- á hann sjalfan at séa. [2] (http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/skindex/eyvhkm.html)
| - 1. Göndul and Skögul
- were sent by Gauta-Týr (i.e. Odin)
- to chose among kings
- who of the race of Yngvi,
- should go to Odin
- and dwell in Valhalla.
- ...
- 10. Göndul spoke this
- supported by the shaft of a spear:
- "Now the power of the gods grows
- since the bonds (i.e. gods) have invited
- Hákon to their home
- with a great army."
- 11. The king heard
- what the noble valkyries spoke
- from horseback.
- They seemed wise
- and sat with helmets
- and had shields before them.
- 12. "Why did you, Spear-Skögul,
- decide the battle like that?
- Weren't we worthy of victory from the gods?"
- "We have caused
- that you held the field
- and your enemies ran."
- 13. "We shall ride,"
- said the powerful Skögul,
- "to the green lands of the gods,
- to tell Odin
- that now a king will come
- to look at him."
| Yngvi, Ingui or Ing appears to have been the older name for the god Freyr, which meant lord. In Scandinavian mythology, Yngvi, alternatively Yngve, was the progenitor of the Yngling lineage, a legendary dynasty of Swedish kings from whom the earliest historical Norwegian kings in turn claimed to be descended...
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Kennings The name Skögul is common as a valkyrie name in kennings. Examples follow. - borð Sköglar "board of Skögul" (shield)
- dynr Sköglar "din of Skögul" (battle)
- eldr Sköglar "fire of Skögul" (sword)
- gagl Sköglar "gosling of Skögul" (raven)
- kápa Sköglar "cape of Skögul" (byrnie) [3] (http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/kennings/s2voca.html)
The name Geirskögul does not appear in kennings, perhaps because trisyllabic names are somewhat difficult to handle in the dróttkvætt meter. The Old English epic poem Beowulf is written in alliterative verse. ...
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