Swalin

Svalin or Svöl ( at . Svalin , Svǫl "coolness") is in the Nordic mythology a shield which the Asen at Sonnenwagen the goddess Sol attached. It's supposed to protect Sol and the car from the blazing heat of the sun .

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 .