84:
Hitt er mest, er hann gerði manninn ok gaf honum önd þá er lifa skal ok aldri týnask, þótt líkaminn fúni at moldu eða brenni at ösku. Ok skulu allir menn lifa þeir er rétt eru siðaðir ok vera með honum sjálfum þar sem heitir Gimlé eða Vingólf, en vándir menn fara til Heljar ok þaðan flhel, þat er
146:
in the middle of the stronghold. Their first task was to build a temple in which there were seats for the twelve of them, apart from the high-seat of the All-father. That is the largest and best dwelling on earth; outside and in it is like pure gold; it is called
93:
His greatest achievement, however, is the making of man and giving him a soul which will live and never die, although his body may decay to dust or burn to ashes. All righteous men shall live and be with him where it is called
179:
Odin is called
Allfather because he is father of all the gods. He is also called Father of the Slain, because all those that fall in battle are the sons of his adoption; for them he appoints
171:Óðinn heitir Allföðr, þvíat hann er faðir allra goða. Hann heitir ok Valföðr, þvíat hans óskasynir eru allir þeir er í val falla. Þpar hann Valhöll ok Vingólf, ok heita þeir þá Einherjar.
486:
334:
The context is enigmatic but Vingólf seems to be a place where the Æsir have gathered for an ale feasts. The significance of this mention hinges on the interpretation of
142:
At first he appointed rulers who, along with him, were to control the destinies of men, and decide how the stronghold should be governed. That was in the place called
366:
118:Í upphafi setti hann stjórnarmenn ok beiddi þá at dœma með sér ørlög manna ok ráða um skipun borgarinnar. Þat var þar sem heitir
535:
520:
515:
378:
seemingly meaning "wind ember" but most variant readings which occur only in that manuscript are thought to be corrupted.
126:þat er sæti þeira standa í, tólf önnur en hásætit þat er Allföðr á. Þat hús er bezt gert á jörðu ok mest, allt er þat úta
199:
The three mentions of Vingólf seem somewhat contradictory. In the first instance it appears as an alternative name for
451:
443:
540:
236:, a young mythological poem composed in the Eddic style, mentions Vingólf in one of its strophes.
232:
49:
203:, a paradise where righteous people go after death. In the second instance it is the hall or
358:(floor, hall) and mean something like "pleasant hall". Alternatively the name could be read
130:
ok innan svá sem gull eitt. Í þeim stað kalla menn Glaðsheim. Annan sal gerðu þeir, þat var
8:
447:
439:
424:
68:
457:
188:
20:
465:
399:
322:
155:
of the goddesses, and it was a very beautiful building; it is called Vingólf. -
219:
529:
419:
172:
135:
119:
86:
406:
Snorra-Edda: Formáli & Gylfaginning : Textar fjögurra meginhandrita
143:
123:
63:
148:
215:
156:
103:
73:
39:
134:
er gyðjurnar áttu, ok var hann allfagr. Þat hús kalla menn Vingólf. -
208:
184:
34:
27:
is one of the buildings of the gods. It is described as the hall or
180:
204:
200:
131:
95:
29:
99:
409:
462:
Edda Sæmundar Hinns Froða : The Edda Of Sæmund The
Learned
207:
of the goddesses. In the third instance it is a residence for
152:
33:
of the goddesses and also as a place where righteous men and
487:
Beiträge zur
Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur
98:
or Vingólf , but wicked men will go to Hel and thence to
122:í miðri borginni. Var þat hit fyrsta þeira verk at gera
438:. 1993. Trans. Angela Hall. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer.
398:. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation.
527:
480:, Rudolf Simek lists the following articles.
394:Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (transl.) (1916).
414:Eysteinn Björnsson (ed. & tr.) (2002).
420:http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/hrg/hrg.html
370:, one of the four main manuscripts of the
416:Hrafnagaldur Óðins : Forspjallsljóð
61:Vingólf is mentioned three times in the
521:Artist's conception of Vingólf at night
431:. København: S. L. Møllers Bogtrykkeri.
151:. They built another hall that was the
37:go after death. It is mentioned in the
528:
464:. (2 vols.) London: Trübner & Co.
362:and the meaning would be "wine hall".
183:and Vingólf, and they are then called
503:Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum 36
350:is usually thought to be composed of
225:
102:: that is down in the ninth world.
13:
471:
396:The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
14:
552:
509:
387:Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989).
341:
56:
501:F. Kauffmann (1892). "Vingólf".
478:Dictionary of Northern Mythology
476:In the entry for Vingólf in the
436:Dictionary of Northern Mythology
293:merry ale-feast EB's translation
391:. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.
516:Artist's conception of Vingólf
494:F. Jónsson (1890). "Vingólf".
1:
484:W. Braune (1889). "Vingólf".
410:http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/gg/
381:
536:Locations in Norse mythology
496:Arkiv för nordisk Filologi 6
321:at Ygg's convivial meeting.
173:Eysteinn Björnsson's edition
136:Eysteinn Björnsson's edition
87:Eysteinn Björnsson's edition
47:3 and in the enigmatic poem
7:
214:The name does not occur in
10:
557:
404:Eysteinn Björnsson (ed.).
374:, has the variant reading
265:við ölteiti. EB's edition
85:niðr í inn níunda heim.
16:Place in Norse mythology
541:Conceptions of heaven
209:those slain in battle
189:Brodeur's translation
35:those slain in battle
446:. New edition 2000,
323:Thorpe's translation
290:forthwith at Yggur's
389:Íslensk orðsifjabók
157:Young's translation
104:Young's translation
336:Hrafnagaldur Óðins
318:forthwith saluted,
303:Vidur's ministers,
272:Arrived at Vingólf
233:Hrafnagaldur Óðins
226:Hrafnagaldur Óðins
50:Hrafnagaldur Óðins
332:
331:
309:by Forniot's kin.
284:they walk within,
281:both transported;
278:by Fornjót's sons
197:
196:
165:
164:
128:⟨n⟩
112:
111:
548:
466:Available online
458:Thorpe, Benjamin
429:Lexicon Poeticum
400:Available online
239:
238:
167:
166:
129:
114:
113:
80:
79:
69:Snorri Sturluson
556:
555:
551:
550:
549:
547:
546:
545:
526:
525:
512:
474:
472:Further reading
434:Simek, Rudolf.
425:Jónsson, Finnur
384:
344:
300:Vingolf reached
275:Viðar's thains,
228:
127:
59:
21:Norse mythology
17:
12:
11:
5:
554:
544:
543:
538:
524:
523:
518:
511:
510:External links
508:
507:
506:
499:
492:
473:
470:
469:
468:
460:(tr.) (1866).
455:
432:
422:
412:
402:
392:
383:
380:
343:
342:Vingólf's name
340:
330:
329:
327:
326:
325:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
296:
295:
294:
291:
288:
287:greet the Æsir
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
268:
267:
266:
263:
260:
257:
254:
253:fluttir báðir;
251:
250:Fornjóts sefum
248:
247:Viðars þegnar,
245:
230:The enigmatic
227:
224:
220:skaldic poetry
195:
194:
192:
176:
163:
162:
160:
139:
110:
109:
107:
90:
58:
57:The Prose Edda
55:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
553:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
531:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
504:
500:
497:
493:
490:
488:
483:
482:
481:
479:
467:
463:
459:
456:
453:
452:0-85991-513-1
449:
445:
444:0-85991-369-4
441:
437:
433:
430:
426:
423:
421:
417:
413:
411:
407:
403:
401:
397:
393:
390:
386:
385:
379:
377:
373:
369:
368:
363:
361:
357:
354:(friend) and
353:
349:
339:
337:
328:
324:
320:
317:
314:
312:They entered,
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
298:
297:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
270:
269:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
242:
241:
240:
237:
235:
234:
223:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
202:
193:
191:
190:
186:
182:
177:
175:
174:
169:
168:
161:
159:
158:
154:
150:
145:
140:
138:
137:
133:
125:
121:
116:
115:
108:
106:
105:
101:
97:
91:
89:
88:
82:
81:
78:
76:
75:
70:
66:
65:
54:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
36:
32:
31:
26:
22:
502:
495:
485:
477:
475:
461:
435:
428:
415:
405:
395:
388:
375:
371:
365:
364:
359:
355:
351:
347:
345:
338:as a whole.
335:
333:
315:and the Æsir
262:Yggjar þegar
244:Vingólf tóku
231:
229:
213:
198:
178:
170:
141:
117:
92:
83:
72:
64:Gylfaginning
62:
60:
48:
45:Gylfaginning
44:
38:
28:
24:
18:
256:iðar ganga,
67:section of
530:Categories
382:References
372:Prose Edda
367:Uppsalabók
306:both borne
259:æsi kveðja
74:Prose Edda
40:Prose Edda
346:The name
185:Champions
153:sanctuary
149:Glaðsheim
427:(1931).
408:. 2005.
376:Vindglóð
120:Iðavöllr
360:Víngólf
348:Vingólf
181:Valhall
144:Iðavöll
100:Niflhel
25:Vingólf
450:
442:
216:Eddaic
205:hörgr
201:Gimlé
132:hörgr
96:Gimlé
30:hörgr
448:ISBN
440:ISBN
356:gólf
352:vinr
418:.
218:or
124:hof
71:'s
19:In
532::
489:14
222:.
211:.
187:.
77:.
53:.
43:,
23:,
505:.
498:.
491:.
454:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.