Hamingja
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hamingja-290-12378659
title:
Hamingja
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The hamingja was a type of female guardian spirit in Norse mythology. It was believed that she accompanied a person and decided their luck and happiness. Consequently, the name was also used to indicate happiness, and that is what it means in modern Icelandic. When a person died, the hamingja passed to a beloved family member and thus accompanied a family for several generations, continuing to influence their fortunes. It was even possible to lend one's own hamingja to a friend, as happened when
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Type of female guardian spirit in Norse mythology
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamingja
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2022-10-19T09:12:04Z
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