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In [[Norse mythology]], '''Þrúðvangar''' (anglicized Thrúdvangar or Thrudvangar) or '''Þrúðvangr''' (anglicized Thrúdvang or Thrudvang)<ref>The plural ''Þrúðvangar'' is used in three of the four main [[Manuscripts of the Prose Edda|manuscripts of the ''Prose Edda'']], the singular ''Þrúðvangr'' in the ''Codex Upsaliensis'' and in the ''[[Ynglinga saga]]''.</ref> , which means "Plain(s) / Field(s) of strength" in [[Old Norse]], is the home of [[Thor]] according to [[Snorri Sturluson]], who mentions them both in his ''[[Prose Edda|Edda]]'' (''[[Gylfaginning]]'', <small>21, 47</small>; ''[[Skáldskaparmál]]'', <small>17</small>) and in the [[Euhemerus|euhemerized]] account of the ''[[Ynglinga saga]]'' <small>(5)</small>: |
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'''Þrúðvangr''' (anglicized '''Thrúdvang''' or '''Thrudvang'''), which means "Fields of Strength", is the name given by [[Snorri Sturluson|Snorri]] in ''[[Gylfaginning]]'' to [[Þrúðheimr]], the kingdom of [[Thor]] in [[Asgard]] where he lives in the hall of [[Bilskirnir]] with his wife [[Sif]]. |
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:"[Thor] has his realm in the place called Thrúdvangar, and his hall is called [[Bilskirnir|Bilskirni]]." |
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::—''Gylfaginning'' <small>(21)</small>, [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/pre04.htm Brodeur's translation]<ref>Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (trans.). 1916. ''Snorri Sturluson: The Prose Edda''. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation.</ref> |
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But in the [[Poetic Edda|Eddic poem]] ''[[Grímnismál]]'' <small>(4)</small>, Thor's home is called [[Þrúðheimr]]. |
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Revision as of 23:45, 25 February 2007
In Norse mythology, Þrúðvangar (anglicized Thrúdvangar or Thrudvangar) or Þrúðvangr (anglicized Thrúdvang or Thrudvang)[1] , which means "Plain(s) / Field(s) of strength" in Old Norse, is the home of Thor according to Snorri Sturluson, who mentions them both in his Edda (Gylfaginning, 21, 47; Skáldskaparmál, 17) and in the euhemerized account of the Ynglinga saga (5):
- "[Thor] has his realm in the place called Thrúdvangar, and his hall is called Bilskirni."
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- —Gylfaginning (21), Brodeur's translation[2]
But in the Eddic poem Grímnismál (4), Thor's home is called Þrúðheimr.
Notes
- ^ The plural Þrúðvangar is used in three of the four main manuscripts of the Prose Edda, the singular Þrúðvangr in the Codex Upsaliensis and in the Ynglinga saga.
- ^ Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (trans.). 1916. Snorri Sturluson: The Prose Edda. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation.