Folkvangr

Folkvangr
   In Nordic myth the ‘folk meadow’ or dwelling of Freyja and also her zodiacal house.

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  • Fólkvangr — En la mitología nórdica, Fólkvangr ( campo de la gente [1] o campo del ejército [2] ) era el lugar de residencia de la diosa Freyja en el Asgard, el mundo de los Æsir. Freyja recibía en Fólkvangr a la mitad de los caídos en combate, perteneciendo …   Wikipedia Español

  • Fólkvangr — In Norse mythology, Fólkvangr ( field of the host Orchard (1997:45).] ) is the dwelling of Freyja in Asgard, the world of the Æsir, where stands Sessrúmnir, her hall. Extrapolation from the sources (mainly Gylfaginning ) would imply an idyllic… …   Wikipedia

  • Freyja — Para otros usos de este término, véase Freya (desambiguación). Freyja conduciendo su carro con gatos y flanqueada por querubines renacentistas, en una pintura de Nils Blommér. Freyja, es una de las diosas mayores en la mitología nórdica y… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Freyja — For other uses, see Freyja (disambiguation). Freja by John Bauer (1882–1918) In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse the Lady ) is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death. Freyja is the owner of the necklace… …   Wikipedia

  • Death in Norse paganism — This image is usually interpreted as a Valkyrie who welcomes a dead man, or Odin himself, on the Tjängvide image stone from Gotland, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. Death in ancient Norse times was associated with… …   Wikipedia

  • Valkyrie — In Norse mythology the valkyries (Old Norse Valkyrja Choosers of the Slain ) are dísir , minor female deities, who served Odin. The valkyries purpose was to determine the victors of battles and wars, and to choose the most heroic of those who had …   Wikipedia

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  • Neorxnawang — (also Neorxenawang, Neorxnawong; possibly field of contentment [1]) is an Old English term used to translate the Christian concept of paradise in Anglo Saxon literature.[2] The term is often theorized as originally having referred to a… …   Wikipedia

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