Teutonic Mythology (Volume 3); Gods and Goddesses of the Northland (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1906. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... an archer, gets satisfaction for the defeat in Saxo, when with his favourite weapon he conquers Egil's brother, Slagfin (Gelderus), who also is an archer. And finally, with an arrow treacherously laid on Hoder's bow, Volund, in demoniac thirst for revenge and at Loke's instigation, takes the life of Balder, Hoder's brother. 122. REVIEW OF THE SYNONYMS OF THE SONS OF IVALDE. The names by which Slagfin is found in our records are accordingly Idi, Gjuki, Dankrat (thakkrddr), Irung, Aldrian, Cheldricus, Gelderus, Hjuki. We have yet to mention one more, Hengest (Hengist), to which I shall return below. Of these names, Gelderus (Geldr), Cheldricus, and Aldrian form a group by themselves, and they are possibly simply variations of the same word. The meaning of the name Hengest, "a gelding," is connected with the same group, and particularly to the variation Geldr. The most important Slagfin epithets, from a mythological standpoint, are Ide, Gjuke, Hjuke, and Irung. The names of Volund (Wieland, Veland) in the various records are, as we have seen, thjazi, Ajo (Aggo), Anund (Onundr), Rognir, Brunni, Asdlfr, Vargr, Fjallgyldir, Hlebardr, Byrr, Gustr, Loptr., Haquinus (Aki, Ecke). Of these names and epithets Asdlfr, Vargr, Fjallgyldir, and Hlebardr form a group by themselves, and refer to his animal-symbol, the wolf. The other brothers also have animal-symbols. Egil is symbolised as a wild boar and a bear by the names Aurnir, Ebur, Isolfr. Slagfin is symbolised as a horse in Hengest, and also in the paraphrase ondr-Jdlkr, "the gelding of the skees." Like his brothers, he is a runner on skees. The Volund epithet, Brunni, also alludes to skee-running. Rognir and Regin are names of Volund and his brothers in their capacity of artists. The names Ajo, Anund, and Thjass...