and thrice-reborn Gullveig/Heiðr, the goddesses Gefjon, Skaði, Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa, Menglöð, and the 1st century CE "Isis" of the Suebi. In Scandinavia...
59 KB (6,945 words) - 09:10, 23 August 2024
attested Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Karlevi Runestone Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr (Old Norse) Literally "Þorgerðr Hölgi's Bride" None attested Hölgi, possibly others...
21 KB (696 words) - 09:57, 24 August 2024
Vafþrúðnir Nafnaþulur, Skaldskaparmal, Vafþrúðnismál Irpa the dark coloured Sister: Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr Íviðja forest dweller, the evil, enveloper Nafnaþulur...
43 KB (201 words) - 15:22, 13 July 2024
drink a toast to the ancestors alongside several named deities. Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa appear to have been personal or family goddesses venerated by...
104 KB (13,197 words) - 20:30, 30 August 2024