Hunding
deity sky single tradition · 1
Hunding is Helgi Hundingsbane's former enemy who is also in Valhalla. He is forced to do menial tasks for the men there, such as fetching foot-baths, kindling fire, tying dogs, keeping watch of horses, and feeding the pigs.
When
- First attested
- 1200 CE
- Attested period
- 1200 – 1400
- Historical notes
- Appears in the poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana II.
Relationships
- serves
- Helgi Hundingsbane
- enemy of
- Helgi Hundingsbane
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In stanza 39, Helgi, now in Valhalla, has his former enemy Hunding—also in Valhalla—do menial tasks; fetching foot-baths for all of the men there, kindling fire, tying dogs, keeping watch of horses, and feeding the pigs before he can get any sleep.”
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