Hjördís or Hiordis in
Norse mythology
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The ...
is the wife of
Sigmund, and the mother of
Sigurd
Sigurd ( ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon — known in Nordic tradition as Fafnir () — and who was later murdered. In the Nordic countries, he is referred t ...
. Her father was a king named Eylimi.
She is mentioned in the
Poetic Edda
The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related ''Prose Edda'', although both works are seminal to the study of Old Norse ...
and the
Prose Edda
The ''Prose Edda'', also known as the ''Younger Edda'', ''Snorri's Edda'' () or, historically, simply as ''Edda'', is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often considered to have been to some exten ...
.
It is also a female given name in Scandinavia, as Hjördis in Sweden and Iceland, and Hjørdis in Denmark and Norway, but has recently gained popularity as a female given name in Germany as Jördis.
As a given name
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Hjördis Piuva Andersson, Swedish-Tornedalian painter and writer
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Hjördis "Disa" Eythorsdottir, Iceland-born American bridge player
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Hjørdis Høsøien, Norwegian handball player
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Hjördis Levin (born 1930), Swedish historian and author
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Hjördis Nordin, Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion
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Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress
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Hjördis Schymberg, Swedish coloratura and lyric soprano
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Hjördis Töpel, Swedish freestyle swimmer and diver
Other uses
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''Hjørdis'' (TV series), a spin off of the Danish television series ''
Rita''
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Buxton Hjordis, a single-seat sailplane built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd
Germanic heroic legends
People in Norse mythology
Swedish feminine given names
Feminine given names
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