Fjolnir

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Icelandic literary magazine of the same name, which was founded by Jónas Hallgrímsson and others and which was published from 1835–1847, see Fjölnir (magazine) .

In Norse mythology, Fjölnir is the son of Wanen Freyr and Gerdr . He was a Ynglingen king and found his death by drowning in a barrel of mead during a drinking bout. The fact that Fjölnir was not simply an unimportant or late legendary figure is attested by his mention by the skald Thjodolfr or Hvini (9th century). Although little has been passed on about him, there has been much speculation about him in research, with the interpretation as a field god being the most appealing.

Fjölnir ( 'the much-knower') is also a common in the Edda and Skaldik called epithet of Odin .

literature

• Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X .