Thurid
Thurid (also Thorid ) is a Nordic female given name , formed from the roots Thor (Germanic god of thunder) and fridr (beautiful).
origin
The name Thurid is of Scandinavian origin and was already used in the Middle Ages , which can be seen from the fact that Thurid appears as the name of a female figure in the medieval Icelandic sagas Laxdæla saga and Färingersaga .
Name bearer
Intermediate name
- Agnes Thurid Gers (* 1997), German athlete
useful information
Thurid is also a male character in Edgar Rice Burroughs ' novels Goddess of Mars and The Warlord of Mars .
swell
- ↑ Thurid in the Laxdäla Saga (English) ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Thurid in the Färingersaga (English language) ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Thurid in The Goddess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (in English)
- ↑ Thurid in The War Army of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (English)
literature
- Laxdaela Saga, The saga of the people from Laxardal . Munich, 1997, ISBN 3424012645 .