Heiðr
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title:
Heiðr
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Heiðr is a Norse female personal name. It may refer to the seeress and witch (völva) mentioned in one stanza of Völuspá, related to the story of the Æsir-Vanir war: The general assumption is that here, "Heiðr" is an alternate name for the witch Gullveig, mentioned in the previous stanza, who, in turn, is often thought to be a hypostasis of Freyja. But it is sometimes argued that the völva who recites the poem refers to herself. Heiðr is also a seeress in several works such as Landnámabók (S 179
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Norse mythical character
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hei%C3%B0r
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2023-09-03T14:19:09Z
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