Hyndla
Hyndla är i nordisk mytologi en jättinna eller völva som är omnämnd i Hyndluljóð (Hyndlas sång) i den poetiska Eddan. Hyndla beskyller Freja för att löpa ute med manfolk om nätterna. Hon hade även mycket god kunskap om gudars och hjältars släktförhållanden.
Bilder
Freja väcker Hyndla. Teckning av W.G. Collingwood
Hyndla och Freia. Teckning av Lorenz Frølich.
Freja gestikulerar till Hyndla. Teckning av Lorenz Frølich.
Referenser
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Freyja awakes Hyndla.jpg
An illustration to Hyndluljóð. The list of illustrations in the front matter of the book gives this one the title Freyja awakes Hyndla.
An illustration to Hyndluljóð. The list of illustrations in the front matter of the book gives this one the title Freyja awakes Hyndla.
Freia Gestures to Hyndla by Frølich.jpg
The goddess Freyja is nuzzled by her boar Hildisvíni while gesturing to Hyndla, as attested in Hyndluljóð. Image appears as an illustration for Hyndluljóð.
The goddess Freyja is nuzzled by her boar Hildisvíni while gesturing to Hyndla, as attested in Hyndluljóð. Image appears as an illustration for Hyndluljóð.
Hyndla og Freia by Frølich.jpg
The goddess Freyja with her boar Hildisvíni go to see Hyndla, as attested in Hyndluljóð. Image appears as an illustration for Hyndluljóð.
The goddess Freyja with her boar Hildisvíni go to see Hyndla, as attested in Hyndluljóð. Image appears as an illustration for Hyndluljóð.