Hindfell

[ hind-fuhl ]

/ ˈhɪnd fəl /

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noun (in the Volsunga Saga)

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

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Origin of Hindfell

<Old Norse Hindarfjall mountain of the hinds, equivalent to hindar, plural of hindhind² + fjall mountain (cf. fell⁵)

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
Then on the top of the mountain that is called Hindfell he had a Hall built that faced the south.
The Children of Odin|Padraic Colum
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
All these he piled on the back of the good horse Grani, and then he rode south to Hindfell.
The Red Fairy Book|Various

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