Sunna
Sunna is a Germanic deity mentioned in the Old High German Merseburg Incantations, dated to the 9th or 10th century. She is described as having a sister named Sinthgunt and sang charms to heal Balder's foal's sprained foot. She appears in a healing incantation alongside other deities including Phol, Wodan, Friia, and Volla.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1000
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Old High German Merseburg Incantations, dated to the 9th or 10th century.
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Source passages
“Sinthgunt sang charms, her sister Sunna sang charms, Friia sang charms, her sister Volla sang charms, and finally Wodan sang charms, followed by a verse describing the healing of the foal's bone.”
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“Sunna, the Sun personified as a goddess in Old High German”
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“This notion has resulted in a theory that a similar situation may have existed between the figures of Sinthgunt and Sunna/Sól, in that the two may have been understood as aspects of one another rather than entirely separate figures.”
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