Hljod orLjod (Old Norse:Hljóð[ˈhljoːð]) is ajötunn inNorse mythology. She is the spouse ofVölsung, the daughter of the jötunnHrímnir, and the mother ofSigmund andSigny.[1]
TheOld Norse nameHljóð has been translated as 'howling'.[1]
In the first chapter ofVölsunga saga, Hljóð is portrayed as the daughter of the jötunnHrímnir, and as a 'wish-maiden' of the godOdin, which could be interpreted as 'Valkyrie of Odin'.[2][1]
| It is now said thatFrigg heard their prayers and toldÓðinn what they prayed. He was not without resources and took hiswish-maid, the daughter of the jötunn Hrímnir.[3] |
Hljóð then assumes the shape of a crow and provides the apple of fertility to the childlessRerir, who eventually begets Hljóð's own husbandVölsung.[1]
| Now when he was fully come to man's estate, Hrimnir the giant sends to him Ljod his daughter; she of whom the tale told, that she brought the apple to Rerir, Volsung's father.[3] |
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