Hindfell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hindfell
< Old Norse Hindarfjall mountain of the hinds, equivalent to hindar, plural of hind hind 2 + fjall mountain ( cf. fell 5)
Example Sentences
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A high hall is there Reared upon Hindfell, Without all around it Sweeps the red flame aloft.
From The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda by William Morris
So they started off for Hindfell, Gunnar and Högni and Sigurd.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany
His heart was merry with victory and ever he thought of Hindfell and of Lymdale and the love of Brynhild.
From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner
The pair live together on Hindfell for a season and Brynhild teaches the youth the runes of her wisdom, a conception of woman's refining and civilising mission frequently met with in old Germanic tales.
From A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by William Morris
Let us look at the art of Morris as it is shown in telling "How Sigurd awoke Brynhild upon Hindfell."
From The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Conrad Hjalmar Nordby
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