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Hindfell

[ hind-fuh l ]

/ ˈhɪnd fəl /

noun (in the Volsunga Saga)

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

Also Hindafell.

Compare Isenstein.

Origin of Hindfell

< Old Norse Hindarfjall mountain of the hinds, equivalent to hindar, plural of hind hind² + fjall mountain (cf. fell⁵)

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Examples from the Web for hindfell

His heart was merry with victory and ever he thought of Hindfell and of Lymdale and the love of Brynhild.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung|William Morris
All these he piled on the back of the good horse Grani, and then he rode south to Hindfell.
The Red Fairy Book|Various
On parting from her he receives back from Brynhild his own ring given to her at Hindfell in the days of their bliss.
A Selection from the Poems of William Morris|William Morris
Hindfell, the word means "deer-mountain," since "fell" means any hill, and "hind" is the word we still use for a deer.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung|William Morris

He came to a mountain-summit at last: Hindfell, where the trees fell away, leaving a place open to the sky and the winds.
The Children of Odin|Padraic Colum

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