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Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Wagner (väg′ner). Four operas from Volsunga Saga, 251
Wain. Same as Great Bear, 30
Wanderer. Same as Odin, 32
Waves. Ægir’s daughters, 187, 359
Wayland. Same as Völund, 175
Wednesday. Sacred to Odin, 41
Weldegg (vel′deg). King of East Saxony, 40
Wener (wān′er). Lake, Thorsten banished to, 302
Werewolf (wer′wulf). Sigmund a, 259
Weser (vā′zer). Rats drowned in, 27
West Saxony. Conquered by Odin, 40
Westerburg (ves′ter-burg). Ilse loves knight of the, 236
Westri (wes′trē). Dwarf supporting heavenly vault, 6
White Lady. Last appearance of, 56, 57
Wild Hunt. Leaders of, 23, 24, 26, 57, 140
Wild Huntsman. 23, 26
Will-o’-the-wisp. Mediæval superstition concerning, 247
Wind. Waves play with, 187
Wingi (wing′ē). Same as Knefrud, 291
Winilers (win′i-lerz). Story of Vandals and, 45, 349
Winter. Odin supplanted by, 38
Wode (wō′da). Same as Frigga, 57
Woden. Same as Odin, 16, 23,41
Woden’s Day. Same as Wednesday, 41
Wood Maidens. Elves known as, 249
Wuotan (wō′tan). Same as Odin, 16, 57
Wurd (wurd). Same as Urd, 167
Wyrd (wērd). Mother of Norns, 159, 160