I can give you hints that will allow you to use your school librarys card catalogue more effectively.

Viking answer lady women's names. One author Diana Paxson in her novel Brisingamen assigned the poetic names Tregul tree-gold or amber and Bygul bee-gold or honey to Freyjas cats where they appeared in her story. I can direct you to other websites with related information. Take one of Norways newest superstars for example Astrid S.

21 rows A short form for the name Guðrún. The Viking Answer Lady was chosen as best Vikings site on the Web in the April 2000 issue of the net the UKs biggest Internet magazine. For the first element Bót-see above.

Search Belly Ballot to discover the popularity meanings and origins of thousands of names from around the world. Shelagh Lewinss info on the Hedeby Apron Dress Fragments. Not a name thats unique to the Viking era but still a cracker of a name for your favourite little princess.

This was in contrast to Hilda which means the fighter. The names gave the Vikings strength and protection in life. Finngerd Finnlaug Fredbjorg Fredgunn Fredhild Fredlaug Fredmoy Freidun Freydis from Freyja Norse goddess associated with love beauty fertility and death her brother was Freyr.

The outermost Viking Age womans garment is variously called an apron-dress hanggerrok traggerrok pinafore etc. Astrid means Godly Strength in ancient Norse and is still commonly used today. 30 A Quick and Dirty Look at Viking Womens Garb in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries.

The Viking Answer Lady also touches on the patronymic and matronymic surnames of the Vikings eg. The school mascot is the Vikings and features a grim visaged male warrior. Found in medieval Old Gotlandic as Bótfóss.