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Topic: Rindr


In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

  
  Shield Maidens of Midgard - creatures - asynjur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Frigg is Odin's wife, co-wife of Jord, Rindr, Gunnlod and Gridr.
She gave birth to most of Odin's sons, therefore she is the mother of the Elder Asgard, the ancestors of the races of Aesir.
Vali is son of Odin and Rindr, Vidarr of Gridr.
www.shieldmaidens.org /Veng/scand/creatures/asynjur.html   (925 words)

  
 Giants
Among them are some figures that belong only in part to the race of giants; thus Jrdh and Rindr are sometimes classed among the giantesses and again among the Asynjur.
Tyr is the son of Hymir; Thor and Vali have as their mothers the giantesses Jrdh and Rindr, respectively.
Thor, notwithstanding the fact that he is sworn enemy of numerous giants, yet greatly resembles them, and Loki too is of their race, and is, in fact, even designated "the giant." The Æsir have intercourse with giantesses,—Odhin with several, Freyr with Gerdhr, Njrdhr with Skadhi.
www.woden.org /giants.html   (2742 words)

  
 Gods H
In Saxo's story, Baldr has a dream where the Goddess Proserpine promises her love to him.
Odhinn uses magic and trickery to get a son by Rindr, to get revenge on Hödhr.
This son was called Bous, and he killed Hödhr, even though he was but one night old.Legend states that Hödr will be reborn after Ragnarok.
www.angelfire.com /me/biggestmetalfan/godsH.html   (652 words)

  
 The faery faith of the northern tradition
Rinda, Goddess of the Frozen Earth, is the one for whom most information is found in the texts.
Rinda, Rind or Rindr is Vali's mother, who was wooed, some say raped, by Odin to beget a child who would avenge Balder's death.
She is threatened with a savage curse before submitting.
www.whitedragon.org.uk /articles/nordfair.htm   (979 words)

  
 Shield Maidens of Midgard - creatures - aesir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He shall be one of the gods that shall rule after the final battles.
Vali is son of Odin and Rindr, and he, too, shall come to take over the rule, along with Vidar, after the Ragnarok shall be finished.
Vali is the avenger of Baldr, because he slew his blind brother Hodr who killed him.
www.shieldmaidens.org /Veng/scand/creatures/aesir.html   (2466 words)

  
 VALKYRIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
But for clarification, here are the 20 Stems included in the GODDESS class:
ásynja, dís, Eir, Freyja, Fulla, Gefn, Gerðr, Gná, Leikn, nauma, nönnur, Rán, Rindr, rögn, Sága, Sýr, Vár, vitr, Vör, Þrúðr
Any classification of the above STEMS will always be problematic and open to criticism.
www.hi.is /~eybjorn/ugm/kennings/valkyri1.html   (158 words)

  
 Vali
His hall called Valaskjalf ("Seat or Shelf of the Slain").
Thus: by calling him Son of Odin and Rindr, Stepson of Frigg, Brother of the Æsir, Baldr's Avenger, Foe and Slayer of Hödr, Dweller in the Homesteads of the Fathers."
Vali, the son of Loki and Sigyn, was changed into a wolf (by the gods) and torned Loki's son Narfi to pieces.
www.cybersamurai.net /Mythology/nordic_gods/V/Vali.htm   (178 words)

  
 The Position of the Woman in the Poetic Edda
On the contrary, Rindr is said to be the mother of the revenger for Baldr.
As the main charcters of the heroic side of the Poetic Edda are noblemen, kings and daughters of kings, it is understandable that their list is of the greatest number.
One can take the bearer of Odin's child Rindr "of western side" (Vegt, 11) just as an example.
haldjas.folklore.ee /folklore/vol7/llone1.htm   (8458 words)

  
 Dictionary - Norse Mythology - V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Vakr- A name given as one of Odhinn's many names by Snorri, possibly the same as Vak.
Vala- The son of Odhinn and Rindr whose sole purpose for being brought into being was to avenge Balder's death by killing the blind god Hodhr.
He is said to be almost as good a shot as Ullr.
www.assiah.net /mythology-and-myth/norse/mythology/v.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Cosmos vs. chaos
Another is Rindr, the mother of Váli, the avenger of Baldr, the god whose death precedes the end of the world.
Snorri tells us that both Earth and Rindr are “counted among the goddesses”, and his wordings can hardly be misunderstood.
Earth was made of the flesh and blood of the ur-giant and thus itself (or
islenska.khi.is /heimpal/cosmoschaos.htm   (5596 words)

  
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