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The name Laufi, meaning "thin as a leaf", is used in all sources except for Gesta Danorum, where it is called Snirtir, from snerta meaning "to attack". The name is used in later Scaldic works, such Hattalykill and the Þulur of the Edda in the sense "sword". [36] Bödvar Bjarki's sword with which he killed Ingeld's son Agnar. [30] It is called ...
May be based on a historic 5th c. Swedish king. [27] The name is derived from a PGmc *aʒ- which means "point (of a spear)" or "worry, fear", and it is the same name as the German Agino. [28] In Historia Norvegiæ, he is called Hogni, which is derived from PGmc *hag perhaps meaning "protector". [29]
German kingdom (blue) in the Holy Roman Empire around 1000. This is a list of monarchs who ruled over East Francia, and the Kingdom of Germany (Latin: Regnum Teutonicum), from the division of the Frankish Empire in 843 and the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 until the collapse of the German Empire in 1918:
The name "Dietrich", meaning "Ruler of the People", is a form of the Germanic name "Theodoric". In the legends, Dietrich is a king ruling from Verona (Bern) who was forced into exile with the Huns under Etzel by his evil uncle Ermenrich .
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix.For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþele, meaning "noble", and ræd, meaning "counsel".
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 ...
We included male, female and unisex names, as well as bold ones, traditional old German names, adorable options and stylish, trendy ideas. That way, you have a wide range of options to consider ...
Dietrich von Bern Ties up Hagen; by Karl Schmoll von Eisenwerth (1911). In the Nibelungenlied, he is called Hagen of Tronje. [1]Some versions indicate that Hagen is the "Oheim" of the three kings, i.e. their mother Ute's brother (or brother-in-law, following a now outdated German dual model of indicating and differing between matrilineal and patrilineal kinship).