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Norn and Valkyrie in Norse mythology

This article is about the Norn in Norse mythology. For other uses, seeSkuld (disambiguation).

...and the youngest Norn, she who is called Skuld, ride[s] ever to take the slain and decide fights. Faroe stamp byAnker Eli Petersen depicting the norns (2003)

Skuld ("debt" or "obligation"; sharing etymology with the English "should") is aNorn inNorse mythology. Along withUrðr (Old Norse "fate"^[1]) andVerðandi (possibly "happening" or "present"^[2]), Skuld makes up atrio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. Skuld appears in at least two poems as aValkyrie.

Poetic Edda

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Skuld is mentioned inVöluspá, a poem collected in the 13th centuryPoetic Edda:

Sá hon valkyrjur

vítt um komnar,

görvar at ríða

til Goðþjóðar.

Skuld helt skildi,

en Skögul önnur,

Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul

ok Geirskögul.

She saw valkyries

come from far and wide,

ready to ride

to Goðþjóð.

Skuld held a shield,

and Skögul was another,

Gunnr, Hildr, Göndul

and Geirskögul.

Prose Edda

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Gylfaginning

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In theProse Edda bookGylfaginning, Snorri informs the reader that the youngest Norn, Skuld, is in effect also a valkyrie, taking part in the selection of warriors from the slain:

These are called Valkyrs: them Odin sends to every battle; they determine men's feyness and award victory.Gudr andRóta and the youngest Norn, she who is called Skuld, ride ever to take the slain and decide fights."^[3]

Nafnaþulur

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In theNafnaþulur addition toSnorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the following sections reference Skuld:

Mank valkyrjur

Viðris nefna.

Hrist, Mist, Herja,

Hlökk, Geiravör,

Göll, Hjörþrimul,

Gunnr, Herfjötur,

Skuld, Geirönul,

Skögul ok Randgníð.

Ráðgríðr, Göndul,

Svipul, Geirskögul,

Hildr ok Skeggöld,

Hrund, Geirdriful,

Randgríðr ok Þrúðr,

Reginleif ok Sveið,

Þögn, Hjalmþrimul,

Þrima ok Skalmöld.

I will recite the names

of the valkyries of Viðrir (Odin).

Hrist, Mist, Herja,

Hlökk, Geiravör

Göll, Hjörþrimul

Gunnr, Herfjötur

Skuld, Geirönul

Skögul and Randgníð.

Ráðgríðr, Göndul,

Svipul, Geirskögul,

Hildr and Skeggöld,

Hrund, Geirdriful,

Randgríðr and Þrúðr,

Reginleif and Sveið,

Þögn, Hjalmþrimul,

Þrima and Skalmöld.

Notes

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^Orchard (1997:169).
^Orchard (1997:174).
^Gylfaginning in translation byArthur Gilchrist Brodeur (1916), at Sacred Texts.

References

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Orchard, Andy (1997).Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend.Cassell.ISBN 0-304-34520-2

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v t e Valkyries
Individual valkyries	Alruna Brynhildr Eir Geiravör Göndul Gunnr Herfjötur Herja Hlaðguðr svanhvít Hildr Hervör alvitr Hljod Hlökk Kára Mist Róta Sigrún Skögul and Geirskögul Skuld Sváfa Svipul Þrúðr
Poems about valkyries	Völuspá Grímnismál Darraðarljóð Nafnaþulur Sigrdrífumál
See also	Dís Matres and Matronae Norns Odin Shield-maiden Swan maiden Valhalla Völva
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