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  2. 205 Powerful Viking Names and Their Meanings - AOL

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    Here, we’ve gathered 205 of the best Viking names for males and females. Some of them signify strength and courage in battle, not to mention the rugged lives of the Scandinavian warriors who had ...

  3. List of valkyrie names - Wikipedia

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    Name Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in Brynhildr "Armor battle" or "bright battle" [6] Skáldskaparmál: Eir "Peace, clemency" [7] or "help, mercy" [8] Nafnaþulur: Geirahöð Connected to the Old Norse words geirr ("spear") and höð ("battle"). [9] Appears in some manuscripts of Grímnismál in place of the valkyrie name Geirölul [9 ...

  4. Nine Mothers of Heimdallr - Wikipedia

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    The names of all nine mothers mentioned above in Völuspá hin skamma appear elsewhere as the names of female jötnar (generally in the þulur). Adding to the confusion, Orchard points out, Gjálp and Greip are otherwise mentioned as jötunn maidens who seek to contravene the god Thor from reaching their father, and Járnsaxa is otherwise the ...

  5. Shield-maiden - Wikipedia

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    The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.

  6. Category:Viking Age women - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Viking Age women" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

  7. Category:Old Norse personal names - Wikipedia

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  8. Category:Scandinavian feminine given names - Wikipedia

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  9. List of English words of Old Norse origin - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... from Old Norse Gunnhildr (female name, ... meaning "northman", due to Viking settlement in Normandy region ...