Bodvar Bjarki
[ bawth-vahr byahr-kee ]
nounScandinavian Legend.
the greatest of Rolf Kraki's heroes, often fighting in the likeness of a bear: probably identical with Beowulf.
Origin of Bodvar Bjarki
1<Old Norse Bǫthvar, equivalent to bǫth battle + herr master; Bjarki, ultimately diminutive from base of bjǫrnbear2
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