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    In Norse mythology, Ullr (Old Norse: [ˈulːz̠]) is a god associated with skiing. Although literary attestations of Ullr are sparse, evidence including relatively...
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    Ýdalir ("yew-dales") is a location containing a dwelling owned by the god Ullr. Ýdalir is solely attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century...
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    Sif is also named in the Prose Edda as the mother of Þrúðr by Thor and of Ullr. Scholars have proposed that Sif's hair may represent fields of golden wheat...
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  • Ullring is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ernst Ullring (1894–1953), Norwegian naval officer Sven Ullring (born 1935), Norwegian engineer...
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    Festival. Also held in December is Ullr Fest, a week of festivities celebrating snow and honoring the Norse god Ullr. There are many summertime attractions...
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  • Ernst Ullring DSO (18 June 1894 – 10 October 1953) was a Norwegian naval officer and inventor who is known for his contributions during the Second World...
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    called The Rebel, and carries some similar connotations. In the Vikings tarot Ullr depicts the Emperor. He is shown with a bow, a pair of skis, a shield, and...
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    Scholars have theorized a potential connection between Skaði and the god Ullr (who is also associated with skiing), a particular relationship with the...
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    deities Óðinn and Óðr were probably originally connected (as in the doublet Ullr–Ullinn), with Óðr (*wōđaz) being the elder form and the ultimate source of...
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  • Almáttki áss (section Ullr)
    almáttki áss can be identified with Ullr for in Atlakviða (30) Gudrún mentions the oaths Gunnar sworn by Ullr's ring. Rudolf Simek theorizes that this...
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  • people has hidden gold in the earth." The kennings are: Ullr ... ímunlauks, "warrior", from Ullr, the name of a god, and ímun-laukr, "sword" (literally...
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  • Sven Bang Ullring (born 16 December 1935) is a Norwegian engineer and businessperson. He was born in Hammerfest. He attended school in Kabul from 1952...
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    " or "the servant of Ullr, the renowned." The first element owlþu, for wolþu-, means "glory," "glorious one," cf. Old Norse Ullr, Old English wuldor....
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    Æsir as Odin, Thor, Njörðr, Freyr, Týr, Heimdallr, Bragi, Víðarr, Váli, Ullr, Forseti and Loki and the ásynjur as Frigg, Sága, Eir, Gefjon, Fulla, Freyja...
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    in the Upper Midwest. The ski area consists of four hills, named Eagle, Ullr, Mystery, and Moose Mountains. The ski resort's "Eagle Mountain" should not...
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  • Bhishma Cupid Drona Eklavya Feng Meng Guru Gobind Singh Ji Hayk Heracles Houyi Indrajit Karna Laxman Odysseus Parashurama Rama Rudra Skaði Teucer Ullr...
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    Zisa Seaxnot Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, skaldic poetry, Hadrian's Wall altar Ullr (Old Norse) Something like "Glory" None attested None attested Poetic Edda...
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    deities Óðinn and Óðr were probably originally connected (as in the doublet Ullr–Ullinn), with Óðr (*wōðaz) being the elder form and the ultimate source of...
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    present in the story of Egil in the Thidreks saga (associated with the god Ullr in Eddaic tradition) as well as in the stories of Adam Bell from England...
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  • and death Týr, god associated with law, justice, victory, and heroic glory Ullr, god associated with archery, skiing, bows, hunting, single combat, and glory...
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  • Baldr Týr Höðr Hermóðr Bragi Iðunn Víðarr Váli Skjöldr Gefjon Unnamed jötunn Sif Thor Járnsaxa Döglingar Forseti Scyldings 4 sons Ullr Móði Þrúðr Magni...
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    The first element is the genitive case of the name Ullinn (a sideform of Ullr). The last element was originally hof which means "temple", but this was...
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  • Ullin, in Germanic paganism, the female counterpart of Ullr in the theorized fertility pair Ullr and Ullin; or referring to the form Ullinn found in placenames...
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    significance of other halls in Norse mythology such as Ýdalir, where the god Ullr dwells, and Freyja's Fólkvangr have been lost. Britt-Mari Näsström places...
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    Land of the Vanir"). While not attested as Vanir, the gods Heimdall and Ullr have been theorized as potential members of the group. In the Prose Edda...
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    traditions of Scandinavia, where early inhabitants revered the Norse god Ullr as both the ski god and the hunting god." In modern times, the activity that...
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    evidence shows considerable regional variation, and some deities, such as Ullr and Hǫrn, occur more frequently, than Odin place-names occur, in other locations...
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    not surprising that in Norse mythology, the abode of the god of the bow, Ullr, had the name Ydalir (Yew Dales). Most longbow wood used in northern Europe...
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    name is not recorded, he fathered Móði, and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr. Thor is the son of Odin and Jörð, by way of his father Odin, he has numerous...
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    jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains Ullr Norse god of hunting, mountains, archery, and skiing. Diana, goddess of the...
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