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Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Vafthrudnir (vāf-thro͞od′nir). Odin’s visit to, 32, 231, 348; fulfilment of prediction, 332
Vak (väk). Odin as, 164
Vala (vä′lȧ). Norns called, 87, 171; Odin consults, 199; grave of, 200
Valaskialf (vä′la-skyȧlf). Hall in Asgard, 18; Vali in, 165
Valentine. Vali as St., 165
Valfather. Same as Odin, 19, 173
Valfreya (val-frī′a). Same as Freya, 131
Valhalla (väl-häl′lá). Description of, 18–21; masters of, 60; Hrungnir enters, 73; Tyr welcomed to, 85; Tyr’s warriors in, 89; Bragi, bard of, 101; heroes in, 32, 151, 155, 264; Vidar visits, 159; Valkyrs choose guests for, 173, 175; Ran’s hall rivals, 186; mistletoe near, 199, 203; Helgi promised, 263; Gudrun returns to, 264; Fialar above, 331; host of, 334
Vali (vä′lē). Emblem of spring, 38. 1. The avenger, 164–165, 201; slays Hodur, 213; survival of, 338, 357. 2. Son of Loki, 218, 227
Valkyrs (val′kērz). Attendants of Odin, 19, 173; of the heroes, 19, 21; of Tyr, 89; led by Freya, 131; accompany Hermod, 154; Skuld a, 172; general account of, 173–179; Helgi marries a, 264; Gudrun a, 264; Brunhild a, 173; Freya a, 355; Hebe compared to the, 358
Valpurgisnacht (väl-po͞or′gis-näkt). Witches’ dance on, 137, 171 I
Valtam (väl′tam). Vegtam, son of, 200
Van. Niörd a, 15, 354
Vana-heim (väna′hīm). Home of the Vanas, 15, 111, 117, 131
Vanabride (väna-brē′dȧ). Freya, 131
Vanadis (vȧn′ȧ-dis). Freya, 131
Vanas. Sea and wind gods, 15, 111, 131, 148, 185; quarrel between the Æsir and the, 95, 111; comparisons, 338, 347
Vandals. Story of Winilers and, 45, 349
Vara (vä′rȧ). Oath keeper, 50
Vasud (vä′so͞od). Father of Vindsual, 10
Ve (vā). Birth of, 4; at creation of man, 12, 347; replaces Odin, 37, 139; equivalent, 344
Vecha (vech′ȧ). Odin as, 164
Vedfolnir (ved-fol′nir). Falcon reporter, 13
Vegtam (veg′tam). Odin, 200
Veimer (vī′mer). Thor fords, 81, 352
Veleda (vel-ā′dȧ). Warns Drusus, 171
Veneur de Fontainebleau (vẽn-urde-fon-tān-blō). Wild Huntsman, 26
Venus. Northern equivalents for, 348, 352, 355, 363
Verdandi (vẽr-dän′dē). Norn of present, 166; beneficent ways of, 167
Vespasian (ves-pā′shan). Election of, 88
Vidar (vē′där) Parents of, 39; story of, 158–161; slays Fenris, 336; the survival of, 160, 338; comparisons, 357, 361
Vienna. Customs in, 126, 127
Vigrid (vig′rid). Last battle on plain of, 32, 228, 232, 333, 334, 338
Viking (vik′ing). Grandson of Haloge, 298; early adventures and marriage of, 299–300; second marriage of, 300; adventures of sons of, 302–304; Ægir gives Ellida to, 303
Vikings (vik′ingz). Valkyrs take, 174
Vili (vi′lē). Birth of, 4; at creation of man, 12, 347; replaces Odin, 37, 139; comparison, 344
Vindsual (vind′su-al). Father of Winter, 9
Vingnir (ving′nir). Foster father of Thor, 59
Vingolf (ving′golf). Tyr welcome in, 85
Vingthor (ving′thor). Same as Thor, 59