Hljod or Ljod ( Old Norse : Hljoð [?hljoːð] ) is a jotunn in Norse mythology . She is the spouse of Volsung , the daughter of the jotunn Hrimnir , and the mother of Sigmund and Signy . ^[1]

Name [ edit ]

The Old Norse name Hljoð has been translated as 'howling'. ^[1]

Attestation [ edit ]

In the first chapter of Volsunga saga , Hljoð is portrayed as the daughter of the jotunn Hrimnir , and as a 'wish-maiden' of the god Odin , which could be interpreted as ' Valkyrie of Odin'. ^{[2] [1]}

Hljoð then assumes the shape of a crow and provides the apple of fertility to the childless Rerir , who eventually begets Hljoð's own husband Volsung . ^[1]

References [ edit ]

Bibliography [ edit ]

• Clunies Ross, Margaret (1994). Prolonged Echoes: The Myths . University Press of Southern Denmark. ISBN   978-87-7838-008-1 .
• Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend . Cassell. ISBN   978-0-304-34520-5 .

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