Hrist
angelic sky Norse single tradition · 1
Hrist is a valkyrie whose name means 'shaker' in Old Norse. Odin expresses a wish that she and Mist would bear him a drinking horn.
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1300
- Historical notes
- Named in the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mist, Skeggjöld, Hlökk, Herfjötur, Göll, Geirahöð, Randgríð, Ráðgríð, Reginleif, Þrúðr, Skuld, Skögul, Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul, Geirskögul
- aspect of
- valkyries
- serves
- Odin
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Odin...tells the young Agnar that he wishes that the valkyries Hrist ('shaker') and Mist ('cloud') would 'bear him a [drinking] horn'”
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