Ullr
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Ullr is a Norse god associated with snow, bows, hunting, and potentially the sun.[1] His name derives from a Proto-Germanic word meaning 'Glory'.[2] Place-name evidence suggests he was a major deity in pre-historic Sweden.[1]
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The stem *wulþ- appears in Germanic personal names meaning 'glory', not as the god's name.[3] The related form Ullinn was likely originally connected to Ullr.[4] Many scholars conclude Ullr was one of the older Norse gods whose importance waned before medieval texts were written.[5] The Old Norse deity name Ullr is a reflex of the reconstructed Proto-Germanic form *Wulþuz, which means 'Glory'.[2]
The Gothic noun wulþus ('glory, wealth') is a linguistic cognate of this theonym.[2] Important Norwegian and Swedish place names contain Ullr's name, whereas no such place names are found in Denmark or Iceland.[6] This distribution of place names suggests that Ullr's religious significance in Scandinavia was greater than what the sparse textual records imply.[6] In Sweden, place names referencing Ullr frequently appear near those of Njörðr, while in Norway they are often close to those of Freyr.[6]
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A 1990 book titled "Gods and Myths of Northern Europe" was published by Penguin Books, Limited.[7] The Breckenridge Ullr Fest is listed among signature events that include International Snow Sculpture Championships and Oktoberfest.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ullr" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: In Modern Icelandic Ullr is usually referred to as Ullur . In the mainland Scandinavian languages the usual form is Ull, without the nominative case marker -r. ; Molin 2015, p. 149; Molin 2015, p. 149 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ullr" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: de Vries 1977, p. 633; Orel 2003, p. 474; Kroonen 2013, p. 599; Orel 2003, p. 474; Kroonen 2013, p. 599 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ullr" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: de Vries 1977, p. 633; Kroonen 2013, p. 599; "in phrases denoting the Deity", "wuldor", An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: based on the manuscript collections by the late Joseph Bosworth, ed. and enlarged by T. No (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ullr" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: de Vries 1970b, p. 104 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ullr" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: de Vries 1970b, p. 104; Olsen, Magnus., trans. Theodor Gleditsch. Farms and Fanes of Ancient Norway. Oslo: Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning, 1928, pp. 140, 301.; de Vries 1970b, p. 104; Turville-Petre, Myth and Religion of the North, p. 184.; Philippson, Ernst Alfred. Die Genealogie der Götter in Germanischer Religion, Mythologie, und Theologie. Urbana: The University of Illinois Press, 1953. pp.&nbs; Turville-Petre, Myth and Religion of the North, p. 182. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ullr" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Simek, Rudolf. Dictionary of Northern Mythology, tr. Angela Hall, Cambridge / Rochester, New York: Brewer, 1993, , p. 339. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780141941509 ("Gods and Myths of Northern Europe"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- "Breckenridge Ullr Fest", Breckenridge Resort Managers. facts only, no text reused. breckenridgeresortmanagers.com
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