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  2. Huginn and Muninn - Wikipedia

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    A plate from a Vendel era helmet featuring a figure riding a horse, holding a spear and shield, and confronted by a serpent, accompanied by two birds. The image has been thought to depict Odin with his horse Sleipnir and his spear Gungnir with Huginn and Muninn flowing above.

  3. List of names of Odin - Wikipedia

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    Odin the Wanderer (the meaning of his name Gangleri); illustration by Georg von Rosen, 1886. Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology. The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar, particularly in the Old Norse record.

  4. Geri and Freki - Wikipedia

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    The name Geri has been interpreted as meaning either "the greedy one" or "the ravenous one". [1] The name Geri can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *geraz, attested in Burgundian girs, Old Norse gerr, Old Swedish giri, Old High German ger or giri and Old Dutch gir, all of which mean "greedy". [2]

  5. Odin - Wikipedia

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    Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886). Odin (/ ˈ oʊ d ɪ n /; [1] from Old Norse: Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and ...

  6. Cultural depictions of ravens - Wikipedia

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    The Germanic first names "Bertram" and "Wolfram" both derive from the Old High German word "hram", meaning raven. The name "Raven" exists both as a first and a surname in the English language. The first name is unisex but much more common among women, especially African-American ones. Examples include Raven-Symoné, Raven Goodwin or Raven Baxter.

  7. Category:Names of Odin - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Names of Odin" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. List of kennings - Wikipedia

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    Odin: Lord of the gallows See the separate page List of names of Odin for more Odin kennings. N: Odin: Hanged god Odin hung on the Tree of Knowledge for nine days in order to gain wisdom. N: person voice-bearer reordberend: OE: Dream of the Rood: poetry Grímnir's lip-streams Grímnir is one of the names of Odin. N: Þórsdrápa: raven swan of ...

  9. Ravens of the Tower of London - Wikipedia

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    The male of the pair was given the name 'Edgar' after Edgar Allan Poe. [59] A public vote was announced to decide on the name of the female in the pair in time for the reopening of the Tower to the public on 19 May 2021. [60] The names available to vote on include Matilda, Branwen, Brontë, Winifred and Florence. [61] The winner was Branwen. [62]