Aurvandill
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Aurvandill is a figure in Germanic mythology associated with brightness and dawn-light imagery. In Norse mythology, Thor tosses Aurvandill's frozen toe into the sky to form a star called Aurvandils-tá ('Aurvandill's toe'). He is also known by various names in other Germanic cultures, such as Ēarendel in Old English and Aurendil in Old High German.
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Aurvandill is reconstructed as a Common Germanic mythic figure associated with dawn-light imagery.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Thor tells to Aurvandill's wife Gróa that he waded through the river Élivágar, coming from the north, while carrying Aurvandill in a basket on his back.”
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