wood-maidens
nature_spirit forest single tradition · 1
The wood-maidens control the fortunes of war. They warn Hotherus that Balderus has designs on Nanna but also tell him that he shouldn't attack him in battle since he is a demigod.
When
- First attested
- 1100 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Appears in Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Out hunting, Hotherus is led astray by a mist and meets wood-maidens who control the fortunes of war. They warn him that Balderus has designs on Nanna but also tell him that he shouldn't attack him in battle since he is a demigod.”
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