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Hildisvíni is a synonym for boars used in battle. <strong>The</strong> boar’s name is thus Gullinbursti, <strong>and</strong> he is a<br />
hildisvíni, which means ‘battleboar’. Gullinbursti is Freyr’s hildisvíni, made for him by two dwarfs.<br />
Here we may be seeing the “con-fusion” between Freyr <strong>and</strong> Freyja, one being with two images.<br />
Hjördís is the Goddess <strong>of</strong> the Sword. As sword is the symbol <strong>of</strong> Freyr, this name could also mean<br />
the sister/bride/woman/goddess <strong>of</strong> Freyr. Hjördís is my middle name as well as the name <strong>of</strong> the mother<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sigurður Fáfnisbani, gr<strong>and</strong>mother <strong>of</strong> Áslaug Brynhildardóttir (Kráka).<br />
Hnoss is one <strong>of</strong> Freyja’s daughters, her name meaning ‘treasure’.<br />
Hrímþurs (plural: hrímsþursar) means giant <strong>of</strong> hoarfrost or ice. Þurs is <strong>of</strong>ten used for giants in<br />
general, as in Þursameyjar.<br />
she-dog.<br />
Huldufólk (hidden- people) is another word for the álfar or a related tribe.<br />
Hyndla is an old word for bitch <strong>and</strong> doesn’t necessarily have a negative meaning. It simply means<br />
Hörgabrúður, (Þorgerður), also Helgabrúðr, Hörðabrúðr, Hörgatröll <strong>and</strong> Hölgabrúðr. She was<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the last goddesses to be worshipped in Norway, the special deity <strong>of</strong> Earl Hákon, the last pagan<br />
Earl. Hörgabrúður relates her to the hörgur, which is the shrine <strong>of</strong> the Goddess, a sacrificial place,<br />
altar <strong>and</strong>/or a mountain.<br />
Iðavellir are the plains where the goð built their city. Iðavellir means Ida Plains whereas Mount<br />
Ida would be Iðafjall or Iðafell. Fell could well have been changed to vellir with time, so Vingólf the<br />
shrine or temple <strong>of</strong> the old Isl<strong>and</strong>ic gyðja, <strong>Vanadís</strong>, could well have been situated on Iðafjall, Mount<br />
Ida.<br />
Irpa is Þorgerður Hörgabrúður’s sister. Her name is thought related to jarpur, which is the color<br />
dark red. She could have been the dark aspect <strong>of</strong> the sister-pair, although they seem more like two <strong>of</strong><br />
similar kind.<br />
Jörð means Earth. Jörð is the daughter, second child, <strong>of</strong> Nótt. She is the sister <strong>of</strong> Auður <strong>and</strong> maybe<br />
his daughter too (see Annar above); Jörð is mother <strong>of</strong> Þór; lover <strong>of</strong> Óðinn. Described by Snorri as the<br />
primordial deity, worshipped by humankind before they discovered spirit.<br />
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