The Germanic god Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature. Some of the names come from the Prose Edda list Nafnaþulur, and are not attested elsewhere, while other names are well attested throughout the sources of Norse mythology.
Names
edit| Name (Old Norse) |
Name (anglicized) |
Name meaning | Attestations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ásabragr | Asabrag | "Æsir-lord"[1] | Skírnismál (33), Nafnaþulur |
| Ása-Þórr | Asa-Thor | "Æsir-Thor"[1] | Repeatedly in the Prose Edda, Hárbarðsljóð (52) |
| Atli | "the terrible"[2] | Nafnaþulur, Þrymlur I (7), Sturlaugsrímur VI (11), Skikkjurímur III (1) | |
| Björn | Bjorn, Biorn | "bear" | Nafnaþulur, Lokrur I (5), III (6) |
| Einriði or Eindriði | Einridi or Eindridi | "the one who rides alone," perhaps originally "the one who rules alone"[3] | Haustlöng (19), Vellekla (15), Nafnaþulur, Lokrur II (6, 34, 40), III (40) |
| Ennilangr | Ennilang | "the one with the long forehead"[4] | Nafnaþulur |
| Harðhugaðr | Hardhugadr | "strong spirit" "powerful soul" "fierce ego" "brave heart" | Þrymskviða (31) |
| Harðvéurr | Hardveur | "the strong archer"[5] | Nafnaþulur |
| Hlóriði or Hlórriði | Hloridi or Hlorridi or Hlorrithi | Possibly "the loud rider," "the loud weather-god";[6] presumably related to Einriði and possibly to a cult-word hlóa[7] | Hymiskviða (4, 16, 27, 29, 37), Lokasenna (54), Þrymskviða (7, 8, 14, 31), Lokrur II (43) |
| Öku-Þor | Oku-Thor | "Cart Thor" or "Driving Thor", though possibly derived from the Finnish god Ukko ("Ukko-Thor")[8][9] | Gylfaginning |
| Rymr | Rym | "noise"[10] | Nafnaþulur, Þrymlur II (6), III (26); Lokrur I (27) |
| Sönnungr | Sonnung | Possibly "the true one"[11] | Nafnaþulur, Lokrur IV (8) |
| Véþormr | Vethorm | "Protector of the shrine"[7] but may not apply to Thor[12] | Arinbjarnarkviða (19) |
| Véuðr or Véoðr | Veud or Veod | Possibly variant of Véurr[13] | Nafnaþulur |
| Véurr | Veur | Possibly "guard of the shrine"[13] Possibly "hallower"[14] | Hymiskviða (11, 17, 21), Völuspá |
| Vingþórr | Vingthor | Possibly "battle-Thor"[15] Possibly "hallower"[14] | Þrymskviða (1), Alvíssmál (6), Nafnaþulur |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Simek (2007:19).
- ^ Simek (2007:21).
- ^ Simek (2007:71).
- ^ Simek (2007:74).
- ^ Simek (2007:131). A "reinforcement of Véurr."
- ^ Simek (2007:153).
- ^ a b de Vries (1970:123).
- ^ Snorri (1960:35).
- ^ Snorri (1879:106).
- ^ Simek (2007:269).
- ^ Simek (2007:297).
- ^ Simek (2007:358).
- ^ a b Simek (2007:359).
- ^ a b Turville-Petre (1964:101).
- ^ Simek (2007:364).
References
edit- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1 (Translation of Lexikon der germanischen Mythologie 1984)
- Snorri Sturluson (1879) ed. Rasmus B. Anderson. The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology Digital reissue Digireads.com (2009) ISBN 1-4209-3460-0
- Snorri Sturluson (1960) translated and ed. Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur. The Prose Edda. The American-Scandinavian Foundation.
- Turville-Petre, E.O.G. (1964). Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
- de Vries, Jan (1970). Altgermanische Religionsgeschichte. Volume 2, 3rd ed., unchanged reissue of revised ed. (1957). Walter de Gruyter.