Gróa

Gróa

In Norse mythology, Gróa (Old Norse "growing"Orchard (1997:63).] ) is a völva and practitioner of "seiðr", the wife of Aurvandil the Bold.

Attestations

"Prose Edda"

Gróa appears in the "Prose Edda" book "Skáldskaparmál", in the context of Thor's battle with the jötunn Hrungnir. After Thor has dispatched Hrungnir with the hammer Mjollnir, Gróa is asked to help magically remove shards of Hrungnir's whetstone which became embedded in Thor's head. Unfortunately while Gróa was about her work, Thor distracted her by giving her news of her husband's whereabouts (he had earlier helped Aurvandil cross the river Élivágar), telling her that her husband was now at home. Gróa's spell miscarried and the pieces of whetstone remained permanently embedded in Thor's head.

"Poetic Edda"

Gróa is also a völva, summoned from beyond the grave, in the Old Norse poem "Grógaldr", (a section of "Svipdagsmál"), by her son Svipdagr. In death she has lost none of her prophetic powers, and is able to assist him in a successful conclusion of the task which he has been set by his cruel stepmother. It is possible that this second Gróa is the same as the first one.

"Gesta Danorum"

In "Gesta Danorum", Gro is a woman saved from marrying a giant by King Gram. In Viktor Rydberg's elaborate theories on Norse mythology this Gro, too, is the same. [http://www.northvegr.org/lore/rydberg/024.php]

Notes

References

*Orchard, Andy (1997). "Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend". Cassell. ISBN 0 304 34520 2


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Groa — est une prophétesse et une sorcière, épouse d’Aurvandil, damné par Thor. Sans rancune, elle tenta pourtant de soigner ce dernier après son combat contre le Géant de glace, Hrungnir. Des fragments de pierre à aiguiser s’étaient enfoncés dans son… …   Mythologie nordique

  • Grøa — is a village in the municipality of Sunndal, Norway. Its population (2005) is 502 …   Wikipedia

  • Groa —    In Nordic myth the magic lay of Groa or Grou Galdur is a collection of spells and incantations in the Poetic Edda …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Groa de Murviedro — Original name in latin Groa de Murviedro Name in other language State code ES Continent/City Europe/Madrid longitude 39.64167 latitude 0.23889 altitude 3 Population 62368 Date 2006 01 27 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • grocer — gro·cer || grəʊsÉ™(r) n. one who owns and operates a grocery store …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grocers — gro·cer || grəʊsÉ™(r) n. one who owns and operates a grocery store …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grocery — gro·cer·y || grəʊsÉ™rɪ n. grocery store, store which sells food and other household goods; goods sold at a grocery …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grotesque — gro·tesque || grəʊ tesk n. odd or ugly person or thing; work of art in the grotesque style adj. strange, weird, bizarre; distorted, deformed; ugly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grotesques — gro·tesque || grəʊ tesk n. odd or ugly person or thing; work of art in the grotesque style adj. strange, weird, bizarre; distorted, deformed; ugly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Grógaldr — Incantation de Gróa de W. G. Collingwood Le Grógaldr (Incantation de Gróa) est un poème rattaché au recueil de textes de mythologie nordique Edda Poétique, trouvé dans plusieurs manuscrits du XVIIe siècle[1 …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”