Ydalir

Ydalir ( old Iceland. Ýdalir 'yew valleys') is the residence of the god Uller in Norse mythology , who is called a good archer in the Snorra Edda ( Gylfaginning , Chapter 30). The name Ýdalir probably refers to the fact that in older times yew wood was preferred for making arches .

“Ýdalir heita, þar er Ullr hefir
       sér um gorva sali; [...] "

“They are called Eibentäler, where Ull has built a dwelling; [...] "

- Lieder-Edda , Grímnismál , Str. 5.1–3

literature

• Hugo Gering - B [arend] Sijmons : Commentary on the songs of the Edda . 1st half: songs of the gods (= Germanistic reference library VII, 3.1). Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, Halle (Saale) 1927, p. 188. [No ISBN.]
• Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X , p. 494.