Hlín

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

In Norse mythology, Hlín is one of the three handmaids of Frigg, together with Fulla and Gná.

Her name means "protector", and Frigg gave her the duty to protect men and to console grieving mortals.

In the Völuspá, Hlín also appears to be another name for Frigg herself. In the series of battles that take place during Ragnarök, Odin fights against and is killed by Fenrir:

"Then comes to Hlín the second sorrow
When Odin fares to fight with the wolf"

If Hlín does refer to Frigg then her first sorrow was the death of Baldr.

 Norse mythology
List of Norse gods | Æsir | Vanir | Giants | Elves | Dwarves | Valkyries | Einherjar | Norns | Odin | Thor | Freyr | Freyja | Loki | Balder | Tyr | Yggdrasil | Ginnungagap | Ragnarök
Sources: Poetic Edda | Prose Edda | The Sagas | Volsung Cycle | Tyrfing Cycle | Rune stones | Old Norse language | Orthography | Later influence
Society: Viking Age | Skald | Kenning | Blót | Seid | Numbers
The nine worlds of Norse mythology | People, places and things
This article relating to a Norse myth or legend is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../h/l/%C3%AD/Hl%C3%ADn.html"