Ullr

deity sky Norse corroborated · 5

Ullr is an Old Norse deity. Philologist Jan de Vries has argued that the Old Norse deities Óðinn and Óðr were probably originally connected (as in the doublet Ullr–Ullinn), with Óðr (*wōðaz) being the elder form and the ultimate source of the name Óðinn (*wōða-naz). He further suggested that the god of rage Óðr–Óðinn stood in opposition to the god of glorious majesty Ullr–Ullinn in a similar manner to the Vedic contrast between Varuna and Mitra.

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When

First attested: 500 CE
Attested period: 500 – 2020
Historical notes: Attested in Old Norse texts.

Relationships

co occurs with: Ullinn, Wōðanaz, Othinus, Mythothyn, Ollerus, Iovis, Oðinn, Wōden, Wōdan, Wuodan, Wuotan, *Wōðanaz, Óðr, Mercury, Saturn, Fortuna, Ceres, Liber, Libera

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)

journal (1)

Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion (2006)

Adolfo Zavaroni

doi:10.5209/geri.14907

peer reviewed

Source passages

“Philologist Jan de Vries has argued that the Old Norse deities Óðinn and Óðr were probably originally connected (as in the doublet Ullr–Ullinn), with Óðr (*wōðaz) being the elder form and the ultimate source of the name Óðinn (*wōða-naz).”
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“He further suggested that the god of rage Óðr–Óðinn stood in opposition to the god of glorious majesty Ullr–Ullinn in a similar manner to the Vedic contrast between Varuna and Mitra.”
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“Gudrún mentions the oaths Gunnar sworn by Ullr's ring. Rudolf Simek theorizes that this hypothesis was in contradiction with the insignificance of the cult of Ullr.”
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“Ullr “Glory””
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