Hindfell

American  

[hind-fuhl] / ˈhɪnd fəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Hindfell

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

Example Sentences

Piled high aloft to the heavens uprose that battle-wall, And far o'er the topmost shield-rim for a banner of fame there hung A glorious golden buckler; and against the staff it rung As the earliest wind of dawning uprose on Hindfell's face And the light from the yellowing east beamed soft on the shielded place.

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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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Tasting of the blood of the dragon, he understands the language of birds, and an eagle tells him of a beautiful maiden lying asleep on a rock called Hindfell, surrounded by a wall of wavering fire.

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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.

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To quiet these apprehensions, Odin took her to Hindarfiall or Hindfell, and touching her with the Thorn of Sleep, that she might await in unchanged youth and beauty the coming of her destined husband, he surrounded her with a barrier of flame which none but a hero would venture through.

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