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ﾃ《laug
Aslaug ( ), also called Aslﾃｶg, Krﾃ｡ka (O.N.: ) or Kraba, is a figure in Norse mythology who appears in Snorri's Edda, the Vﾃｶlsunga saga and in the saga of Ragnar Lodbrok as one of his wives. Aslaug in legend According to the 13th-century ''Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok'', Aslaug was the daughter of Sigurd and the shieldmaiden Brynhildr, but was raised by Brynhildr's foster father Heimer. At the deaths of Sigurd and Brynhildr, Heimer was concerned about Aslaug's security, so he made a harp large enough to hide the girl. He then traveled as a poor harp player carrying the harp containing the girl. They arrived at Spangereid at Lindesnes in Norway, where they stayed for the night in the house of the peasants ﾃ〔e and Grima. ﾃ〔e believed the harp contained valuable items and told his wife Grima. Grima then persuaded him to murder Heimer as he was sleeping. However, when they broke the harp open, they discovered a little girl, whom they raised as their own, calling her Krﾃ｡ka ("Crow" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tale Of Ragnar Lodbrok
The Tale of Ragnarr Loﾃｰbrﾃｳk () is an Icelandic legendary saga of the 13th century about the Viking ruler Ragnarr loﾃｰbrﾃｳk. It is first found in the same manuscript as '' Vﾇｫlsunga saga'', which it immediately follows. The tale covers the origin of ﾃ《laug, Ragnarr's quest for the hand of ﾃ榲ｳra borgarhjﾇｫrtr, his later marriage to ﾃ《laug, the deeds of their sons (and ﾃ《laug) in battle, and Ragnarr's death at the hands of king ﾃlla of Northumbria. Summary Ragnarr Loﾃｰbrﾃｳk is a great warrior, son of the Danish king Sigurﾃｰr hringr Randvﾃｩrsson. Ragnarr's first achievement is bravely killing the serpent guarding the beautiful ﾃ榲ｳra borgarhjﾇｫrtr. In order to win this battle, Ragnarr wears wolfskin trousers which he has boiled in pitch, hence his name: ("hairy trousers"). He then marries ﾃ榲ｳra, who, however, dies shortly afterwards. Later, Ragnar sails to Norway, and ends up at the farm called ﾃ｡ Spangareiﾃｰi. There he meets the beautiful ﾃ《laug, known as Krﾃ｡ka, and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |