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| {{short description|Mythological location}} | |||
| ⚫ | In ], '''Ýdalir''' ("]-]"<ref name=ORCHARD185>Orchard |
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| {{For|the album by Skálmöld|Ýdalir (album)}} | |||
| ⚫ | ].]] | ||
| ⚫ | In ], '''Ýdalir''' ("]-]"<ref name=ORCHARD185>{{harvcoltxt|Orchard |1997|p=185}}.</ref>) is a location containing a dwelling owned by the god ]. Ýdalir is solely attested in the '']'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources. Scholarly theories have been proposed about the implications of the location. | ||
| ==Attestations== | ==Attestations== | ||
| Ýdalir is solely attested in stanza 5 of the poem '']'' (collected in the ''Poetic Edda''), where Odin (disguised as '']'') tells the young ] that Ullr owns a dwelling in Ýdalir. The stanza reads (''Ýdalir'' is here translated as ''Ydalir''): | Ýdalir is solely attested in stanza 5 of the poem '']'' (collected in the ''Poetic Edda''), where Odin (disguised as '']'') tells the young ] that Ullr owns a dwelling in Ýdalir. The stanza reads (''Ýdalir'' is here translated as ''Ydalir''): | ||
| <blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
| :Ydalir it is called, where Ullr | :Ydalir it is called, where Ullr | ||
| :has himself a dwelling made. | :has himself a dwelling made. | ||
| :] the gods ] gave | :] the gods ] gave | ||
| :in days of yore for a tooth-gift.<ref name=THORPE21>Thorpe |
:in days of yore for a tooth-gift.<ref name=THORPE21>{{harvcoltxt|Thorpe|1907|p=21}}.</ref> | ||
| </blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
| ==Theories== | ==Theories== | ||
| Discussing Ýdalir, ] comments that "the wood of the yew-tree was used for bows in the North just as it was long afterwards for England."<ref name=BELLOWS88>Bellows |
Discussing Ýdalir, ] comments that "the wood of the yew-tree was used for bows in the North just as it was long afterwards for England."<ref name=BELLOWS88>{{harvcoltxt|Bellows|2004|p=88}}.</ref> ] says that "this connexion of the god with the yew-tree, of whose wood bows were made (cf. ON ''ýbogi'' 'yew bow'), has led to Ullr being seen as a bow-god."<ref name=SIMEK375>{{harvcoltxt|Simek|2007|p=375}}.</ref> Andy Orchard comments that Ýdalir is an "aptly named dwelling-place ]-god, Ull."<ref name=ORCHARD185/> According to ], while Valhalla "is well known because it plays so large a part in images of warfare and death," the significance of other halls in Norse mythology such as Ýdalir, and the goddess ]'s afterlife location ] has been lost.<ref name=DAVIDSON199367>{{harvcoltxt|Davidson|1993|p=67}}.</ref> | ||
| ], located in ], ], is first recorded in 1578, and is thought to derive from Old Norse ''y-dalr''. Robert Bevan-Jones proposes a connection between veneration of Ullr and Ýdalir among the settling pagan Norse in Scotland and their bestowment of the name ''ydalr'' to the location.<ref name="BEVAN-JONES134">{{harvcoltxt|Bevan-Jones|2002|p=134}}.</ref> | |||
| ==In popular culture== | |||
| Ýdalir was probably the inspiration for the name of a bow in the 1996 Super Famicom game '']''. A legendary bow wielded by the crusader Ullr (named after the Norse God) is called {{nihongo||イチイバル|Ichiibaru|lead=yes}}, with "]" the Japanese term for "Yew", and "baru" perhaps a loose Japanese syllabification of the English word "]." The same term was used in the 2012 anime '']''. In 2013, "Ichaival" was added to an ] list, but incorrectly presented as a Norse term for a bow of Odin, rather than a Japanese phrase translating Ýdalir's meaning of "Yew Dales". This confusion resulted in the inclusion of "Ichaival" elsewhere as a bow of Odin originating in Norse mythology, notably in the 2014 video game '']''. The erroneous term was briefly removed in 2015 but quickly restored; it was removed more finally from the English Misplaced Pages article in 2018.<ref name="ZAWODNIAK">{{harvcoltxt|Zawodniak|2019}}.</ref> | |||
| The Icelandic ] band ] released an album titled '']'' in 2023. The album is inspired by ''Grímnismál'' and features a title track about the location.<ref>{{harvcoltxt|Esch|2023}}.</ref> | |||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (2004). ''The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems''. Courier Dover Publicans. ISBN |
* {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Bellows|2004}}|reference=] (Trans.) (2004). ''The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems''. Courier Dover Publicans. {{ISBN|0-486-43710-8}}}} | ||
| * {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Bevan-Jones|2002}}|reference=Bevan-Jones, Robert (2002). ''The Ancient Yew: A History of Taxus baccata''. Windgather Press. {{ISBN|0-9538630-4-2}}}} | |||
| * Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis (1993). ''The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe'' (illustrated edition). Routledge. ISBN 0415049377 | |||
| * {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Davidson|1993}}|reference=] (1993). '''' (illustrated edition). Routledge. {{ISBN|0-415-04937-7}}}} | |||
| ⚫ | * ] (Trans.) (1907). ''The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson''. ]. | ||
| * {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Esch|2023}}|reference=Esch, Louisa (11 August 2023). . '']'' (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2024.}} | |||
| ⚫ | * Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. ]. ISBN |
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| ⚫ | * {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Thorpe|1907}}|reference=] (Trans.) (1907). ''The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson''. ].}} | ||
| ⚫ | * Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. ]. ISBN |
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| ⚫ | * {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Orchard|1997}}|reference=Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. ]. {{ISBN|0-304-34520-2}}}} | ||
| ⚫ | * {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Simek|2007}}|reference=] (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. ]. {{ISBN|0-85991-513-1}}}} | ||
| * {{cite web |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/51532/that-time-fire-emblem-accidentally-created-a-fake-norse-myth |title=That Time Fire Emblem Accidentally Created A Fake Norse Myth |last=Zawodniak |first=Melanie |date=August 29, 2019 |website=Nintendo World Report |publisher= |access-date=June 12, 2024 }} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 3 September 2024
Mythological location For the album by Skálmöld, see Ýdalir (album).
In Norse mythology, 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 from earlier traditional sources. Scholarly theories have been proposed about the implications of the location.
Attestations
Ýdalir is solely attested in stanza 5 of the poem Grímnismál (collected in the Poetic Edda), where Odin (disguised as Grímnir) tells the young Agnar that Ullr owns a dwelling in Ýdalir. The stanza reads (Ýdalir is here translated as Ydalir):
Theories
Discussing Ýdalir, Henry Adams Bellows comments that "the wood of the yew-tree was used for bows in the North just as it was long afterwards for England." Rudolf Simek says that "this connexion of the god with the yew-tree, of whose wood bows were made (cf. ON ýbogi 'yew bow'), has led to Ullr being seen as a bow-god." Andy Orchard comments that Ýdalir is an "aptly named dwelling-place archer-god, Ull." According to Hilda Ellis Davidson, while Valhalla "is well known because it plays so large a part in images of warfare and death," the significance of other halls in Norse mythology such as Ýdalir, and the goddess Freyja's afterlife location Fólkvangr has been lost.
Udale, located in Cromarty, Scotland, is first recorded in 1578, and is thought to derive from Old Norse y-dalr. Robert Bevan-Jones proposes a connection between veneration of Ullr and Ýdalir among the settling pagan Norse in Scotland and their bestowment of the name ydalr to the location.
In popular culture
Ýdalir was probably the inspiration for the name of a bow in the 1996 Super Famicom game Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. A legendary bow wielded by the crusader Ullr (named after the Norse God) is called Ichiibaru (Japanese: イチイバル), with "Ichii" the Japanese term for "Yew", and "baru" perhaps a loose Japanese syllabification of the English word "valley." The same term was used in the 2012 anime Symphogear. In 2013, "Ichaival" was added to an English Misplaced Pages list, but incorrectly presented as a Norse term for a bow of Odin, rather than a Japanese phrase translating Ýdalir's meaning of "Yew Dales". This confusion resulted in the inclusion of "Ichaival" elsewhere as a bow of Odin originating in Norse mythology, notably in the 2014 video game Smite. The erroneous term was briefly removed in 2015 but quickly restored; it was removed more finally from the English Misplaced Pages article in 2018.
The Icelandic heavy metal band Skálmöld released an album titled Ýdalir in 2023. The album is inspired by Grímnismál and features a title track about the location.
Notes
- ^ Orchard (1997:185).
- Thorpe (1907:21).
- Bellows (2004:88).
- Simek (2007:375).
- Davidson (1993:67).
- Bevan-Jones (2002:134).
- Zawodniak (2019).
- Esch (2023).
References
- Bellows, Henry Adams (Trans.) (2004). The Poetic Edda: The Mythological Poems. Courier Dover Publicans. ISBN 0-486-43710-8
- Bevan-Jones, Robert (2002). The Ancient Yew: A History of Taxus baccata. Windgather Press. ISBN 0-9538630-4-2
- Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis (1993). The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe (illustrated edition). Routledge. ISBN 0-415-04937-7
- Esch, Louisa (11 August 2023). "Skálmöld - Ýdalir Review". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- Thorpe, Benjamin (Trans.) (1907). The Elder Edda of Saemund Sigfusson. Norrœna Society.
- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1
- Zawodniak, Melanie (29 August 2019). "That Time Fire Emblem Accidentally Created A Fake Norse Myth". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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