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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Characters of Gesta Danorum Gríðr (Old Norse: Шаблон:IPA-non; or Gríd) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the mother of Víðarr the silent and the consort of Odin.Шаблон:Sfn Saturn's moon Gridr was named after her.

Name

The poetic Old Norse name Gríðr has been translated as "vehemence, violence, or impetuosity".Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Its etymology is unclear.Шаблон:Sfn

Attestations

Prose Edda

In Skáldskaparmál (The Language of Poetry), Gríðr is portrayed as equipping the thunder god Thor with her belt of strength, her iron glove, and her staff Gríðarvöl (Gríðr's-staff) on Thor's journey to the abode of Geirröðr.Шаблон:Sfn

Шаблон:Poem quote Gríðr is also mentioned in a list of troll-wives ("I shall list the names of troll-wives. Grid and Gnissa, Gryla...").Шаблон:Sfn

Skaldic poetry

Gríðarvöl (Gríðr's staff) is also mentioned in the poem Þórsdrápa by the late-10th-century skald Eilífr Goðrúnarson.Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Poem quote

Gríðr appears in 10th-century kennings for 'wolf' (the steed of troll-wife) and for 'axe' (that which is dangerous to the life-protector, i.e. shield or helmet).Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Poem quote Шаблон:Poem quote

Other texts

Saxo Grammaticus refers to her as Grytha, the wife of the legendary king Dan I of Denmark, "a lady whom the Teutons accorded the highest honour".Шаблон:Sfn A witch of the same name appears in Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra.Шаблон:Sfn

Theory

Her role as the donor of information and necessary items to the hero has been analyzed by folklorists as a commonplace of folk narrative.Шаблон:Sfn

Notes

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References

Bibliography

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