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VALA. A prophetess.
VALASKJALF. Odin's dwelling.
VALHAL (the hall of the slain). Only those who fell by wounds received in
battle, or self-inflicted, were entitled to the joys of Valhal, where they
were feasted by Odin and attended by the valkyries.
VALKYRIES (choosers of the slain). Goddesses who serve in Valhal and go on
Odin's errands.
VAR. The goddess who presides over marriages.
VEGTAM. A name assumed by Odin when he went to consult the vala concerning the
fate of Balder.--See NORSE MYTHOLOGY, page 281.
VIDAR (forest). The silent god; a son of Odin. He slays the Fenris-wolf at
Ragnarok.
VINGOLF (floor of friends). Freyja's dwelling.
VOLUND. A renowned smith corresponding to Vulcan.
YGDRASIL. An ash tree; the tree of the world. The norns sprinkled the top
with water from Urd's fountain and thus kept it alive, although Nidhug gnawed
its roots.
YMER. An enormous giant slain by the gods, and of whose body they created the
world.
End of The Project Gutenberg Etext of Fridthjof's Saga, by Esaias Tegne'r
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