Vigrid

American  

[vee-grid] / ˈvi grɪd /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the field on which the last battle between the gods and their enemies is destined to be fought at the time of Ragnarok.

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Etymology

Origin of Vigrid

< Old Norse Vīgrīthr, equivalent to vīg battle + -rīthr, derivative of rītha to ride

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Example Sentences

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Vigrid

All of them, giants and the dead and the burning sons of Muspell, will travel to the battle plain called Vigrid.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

All are hastening to the great battlefield, the plains of Vigrid, which is a hundred miles wide.

From Norwegian Life by Ethlyn T. Clough

But they, disregarding its fall, direct their course to the battle-field called Vigrid.

From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch

Now Odin leads forward the Asir and the Einheriar, and on the predestined plain of Vigrid the strife commences.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger

Vigrid is the name of the place where Surt and the blessed Gods shall meet in battle.

From The Edda, Volume 1 The Divine Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 12 by L. Winifred Faraday

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