Hindfell

[ hind-fuhl ]

noun

1. the mountain on whose fiery top Brynhild slept until awakened by Sigurd.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hindfell¹

< Old Norse Hindarfjall mountain of the hinds, equivalent to hindar, plural of hind hind ² + fjall mountain ( fell ⁵ )

Example Sentences

He came to a mountain-summit at last: Hindfell, where the trees fell away, leaving a place open to the sky and the winds.

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Then on the top of the mountain that is called Hindfell he had a Hall built that faced the south.

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On parting from her he receives back from Brynhild his own ring given to her at Hindfell in the days of their bliss.

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All these he piled on the back of the good horse Grani, and then he rode south to Hindfell.

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His heart was merry with victory and ever he thought of Hindfell and of Lymdale and the love of Brynhild.

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