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    Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr (Thorgerdr Holgabrudr) and Irpa are divine figures in Norse mythology. They appear together in Jómsvíkinga saga, Njáls saga, and Þorleifs...
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  • Mothers of Heimdallr The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa Stallo Ferragut Gayant Bergmönch Fasolt Haymon Jupiter Column...
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    Åkesson Eiríkr Hákonarson Thorkell the Tall Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa "Slaget ved Hjørungavåg". University of Oslo. Retrieved June...
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    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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  • Vafþrúðnir Nafnaþulur, Skaldskaparmal, Vafþrúðnismál Irpa the dark coloured Sister: Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr Íviðja forest dweller, the evil, enveloper Nafnaþulur...
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    attested Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Karlevi Runestone Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr (Old Norse) Literally "Þorgerðr Hölgi's Bride" None attested Hölgi, possibly others...
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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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    drink a toast to the ancestors alongside several named deities. Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa appear to have been personal or family goddesses venerated by...
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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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