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Lyngvi

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[ling-vee] / ˈlɪŋ vi /

noun

  1. a rival of Sigmund for Hjordis who kills Sigmund and is killed by Sigurd.


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They were exceedingly famous for exploits and accomplishments of every kind; but Lyngvi surpassed all his brothers.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora

Lyngvi, the son of King Hunding, was also a suitor and now invades Sigmund's land.

From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by Needler, George Henry

Lyngvi was an island that they often went to to make sport, and they spoke of going there.

From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Pogany, Willy

Armed with this bond, called Gleipnir, the gods went with Fenris to the Island of Lyngvi, in the middle of Lake Amsvartnir, and again proposed to test his strength.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

Then they took the wolf with them on to the island Lyngvi, which is in the lake Amsvartnir, and there they showed him the chain, desiring him to try his strength in breaking it.

From Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian by Various

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