She is said to have turned the tide of the battle with her ferocity.

Names of female viking gods. If you include nicknames official titles and honorifics some gods have hundreds of names. One of the most widespread female Viking names in Norse culture is Astrid which etymologically comes from As God and Frid beloved. She was one of a group of women that volunteered to fight alongside him to avenge the death of his grandfather.

The goddess Freya is referred to as the Dis of the Vanir. Ragnar was understandably smitten and the two married for a brief period. The names of these daughters convey the awe the Vikings had of the sea with all its thrill challenges and terrors.

There are plenty of Viking girl names to go around. The most popular names are Inga Liv Ingrid Solveig Astrid and Björk. The complete alphabetical list of Norse Gods and Goddess names.

Poetic Edda Prose Edda Heimskringla Sörla þáttr. Of course Loki appears in the Marvel cinematic universe as an antihero often in conflict with Thor. In Norse mythology a valkyrie from Old Norse valkyrja chooser of the slain is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle.

We have 178 individual gods listed in the Norse pantheon of gods and spirits. Helga Means divine woman and was the name of a princess of the Kievan Rus in the 10 th century who was later sainted. These goddesses included Blóðughadda Bloody Hair Dröfn Foamy Sea Hefring Lifting Sea Dúfa Pitching Uðr Frothing Himinglæva Transparent Kolga Cold Hronn Welling and Bylgja simply Wave.

Freyja Old Norse See List of names of Freyja for more Lady Freyr Óðr. On top of that the Vikings also had and used bynames to indicate kinship and in other cases the places where people. It derives from Freyja meaninglady.