Álfröðull
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Álfröðull is a term and common kenning in Norse mythology referring to the sun-chariot of the sun goddess Sól. Álfröðull is said to shine in Skírnismál, verse 4, and also refers to the rider (Sól herself). According to Norse mythology, prior to Ragnarök, Álfröðull will give birth to a daughter and after she is eaten by the wolf, the daughter will take her place.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Norse mythology dates roughly from the Viking Age (c. 700-1100 CE) to the end of the Medieval period (c. 1500 CE).
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Álfröðull also occurs as a kenning for the sun in skaldic verse; the simplex, röðull, is used with the same meaning, and Alaric Hall therefore suggests in his book on the elves that the choice of "álfröðull" depended on alliteration, but that the existence of the kenning suggests that the concepts of the sun and the elves were "semantically congruent”
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