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...
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shieldmaidens, who serve Odin. The name means choosers of the slain. Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa are two goddesses, described as sisters, that appear at the Battle...
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included here for the purpose of completeness. Simek (2007:222). von See, Klaus et al.: Kommentar zu den Liedern der Edda 1/II; Heidelberg: Winter, 2019 (S....
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in Jómsvíkinga saga, Earl Hákon goes to an island to blót to Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa. Overtly harmful beings are also described as living in wetlands...
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Sigurdsson eventually finds his prayers answered by the goddesses Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa. Folk religion in the medieval period produced syncretisms between...
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