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  2. List of Germanic deities - Wikipedia

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    In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples who inhabit Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, runic inscriptions , personal names, place names, and other sources.

  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. Germanic name - Wikipedia

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    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".

  5. 100 German Baby Names for Boys and Girls and Their Meanings - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. List of names of Thor - Wikipedia

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    The Germanic god Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature.Some of the names come from the Prose Edda list Nafnaþulur, and are not attested elsewhere, while other names are well attested throughout the sources of Norse mythology.

  7. Lists of figures in Germanic heroic legend - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Germanic mythology - Wikipedia

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    The most important sources on Germanic mythology, however, are works of Old Norse literature, most of which were written down in the Icelandic Commonwealth during the Middle Ages; of particular importance is the Poetic Edda. [1] Archaeological evidence, Runic inscriptions and place-names are also useful sources on Germanic mythology. [1]

  9. List of people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic ...

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    Other suggestions are that the name is a version of Iranian Roxolani; however, the names given in Jordanes are clearly Germanic. [287] Herwig Wolfram suggested a connection to the Heruli, however Helmut Castritius argues that they were a Gothic noble family. [285] Rugii: Old English: Rondingas: A group of people mentioned in Widsith line 69.