Hljod or Ljod (Old Norse: Hljóð [ˈhljoːð]) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the spouse of Völsung, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir, and the mother of Sigmund and Signy.
Name
The Old Norse name Hljóð has been translated as 'howling'.
Attestation
In the first chapter of Völsunga saga, Hljóð is portrayed as the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir, and as a 'wish-maiden' of the god Odin, which could be interpreted as 'Valkyrie of Odin'.
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It is now said that Frigg heard their prayers and told Óðinn what they prayed. He was not without resources and took his wish-maid, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir.
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Hljóð then assumes the shape of a crow and provides the apple of fertility to the childless Rerir, who eventually begets Hljóð's own husband Völsung.
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Now when he was fully come to man's estate, Hrimnir the giant sends to him Ljod his daughter; she of whom the tale told, that she brought the apple to Rerir, Volsung's father.
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References
- ^ Orchard 1997, p. 86.
- Clunies Ross 1994, p. 184.
- ^ Völsunga saga chapter 2, online with the translation by Eiríkr Magnússon and William Morris from Völsunga Saga: The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with certain Songs from the Elder Edda, ed. H. Halliday Sparling, London: Scott, at voluspa.org.
Bibliography
- Clunies Ross, Margaret (1994). Prolonged Echoes: The Myths. University Press of Southern Denmark. ISBN 978-87-7838-008-1.
- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5.
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