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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ok innan svá sem gull eitt. Í þeim stað kalla menn Glaðsheim. Annan sal gerðu þeir, þat var
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of the goddesses, and it was a very beautiful building; it is called Vingólf. -
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er gyðjurnar áttu, ok var hann allfagr. Þat hús kalla menn Vingólf. -
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is one of the buildings of the gods. It is described as the hall or
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Edda Sæmundar Hinns Froða : The Edda Of Sæmund The Learned
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of the goddesses. In the third instance it is a residence for
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of the goddesses and also as a place where righteous men and
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Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur
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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:.

Index

Norse mythology
hörgr
those slain in battle
Prose Edda
Hrafnagaldur Óðins
Gylfaginning
Snorri Sturluson
Prose Edda
Eysteinn Björnsson's edition
Gimlé
Niflhel
Young's translation
Iðavöllr
hof
hörgr
Eysteinn Björnsson's edition
Iðavöll
Glaðsheim
sanctuary
Young's translation
Eysteinn Björnsson's edition
Valhall
Champions
Brodeur's translation
Gimlé
hörgr
those slain in battle
Eddaic
skaldic poetry
Hrafnagaldur Óðins

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