Gullveig
deity intermediate Norse single tradition · 2
Gullveig is a Norse goddess described as thrice-burnt and thrice-reborn. Scholars have analyzed her relation to Freyja and other goddesses in Germanic mythology.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Thrice-burnt and thrice-reborn goddess, also known as Heiðr, attested in 13th century sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr, Irpa, Menglöð, Njörðr, Freyr, Odin, Skaði, Gefjon, Óðr, Hnoss, Gersemi, Hildisvíni, Frigg
- manifests as
- Heiðr
- manifested by
- Heiðr
- syncretized with
- Freyja
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“They have connected her to the valkyries, female battlefield choosers of the slain, and analyzed her relation to other goddesses and figures in Germanic mythology, including the thrice-burnt and thrice-reborn Gullveig/Heiðr”
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“Starting with scholar Gabriel Turville-Petre, many scholars such as Rudolf Simek and John Lindow have theorized that Gullveig/Heiðr is the same figure as Freyja. Lindow notes that "since Ynglinga saga says that Freyja first brought seid to the æsir, it is not impossible that Gullveig is Freyja”
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