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The form in Þiðreks saga appears to be a distortion of Karlunga-land, from the MHG name. [208] In German tradition, the name is especially associated with Walter of Aquitaine. [132] In the Þiðreks saga, the location of Sigurd/Siegfried's kingdom, south of Frakland (France).
The 9th c. Rök runestone lists names of Germanic heroes and events, but the significance of most of them is nowadays lost. The figures in the lists below are listed either by the name of their article on Wikipedia or, if there is no article, according to the name by which they are most commonly attested.
A name derived from PN *anuʀ ("ancestor") with a -k- suffix, or a hypocoristic form of a name with the same element. It is considered to correspond to the German name Anihho. [34] Áki 1 is the champion of the Danish king Alf 4 and takes part in a Danish attack on the Swedish king Buðli 2.
The first element in the Middle High German name is hart ("hard"). [189] The name is probably of West Germanic origin, as no other Norse name contains the element *nīþ-, but it is common in the south. [191] In Völundarkviða, king of the Njárar, in Sweden, but in Þiðreks saga, a ruler in Jutland. Nithhad hamstrings Wayland the smith and ...
Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, runic inscriptions, personal names, place names, and other sources. This article contains a comprehensive list of Germanic deities outside the numerous Germanic Matres and Matronae inscriptions from the 1st to 5th century CE.
An originally continental Germanic name (Old High German Hagupart), from the noun *hag-("paddock, fenced area") or the adjective *hag-("comfortable, skilled") and *barð- ("beard"). [22] The son of Hámundr and the brother of Haki 1, he is mentioned in several sources both as a sea-king and as the hero of the Romeo and Juliet couple Hagbard and ...
Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.” 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of “holy ...
In Norse mythology, the name is attested both for a dwarf and a giant. [53] Widsith: Billung Middle High German: Billunc: Based on Gmc *bil ("miraculous power"), but as a common noun MHG billunc means "spite, spiteful person," probably based on the character of dwarfs. [46] A dwarf who abducts Wolfdietrich's wife Liebgart and is killed by ...