Skuld
Appearance
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Skuld ("debt" or "obligation"; sharing etymology with the English "should") is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Urðr (Old Norse "fate"[1]) and Verðandi (possibly "happening" or "present"[2]), Skuld makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people. Skuld appears in at least two poems as a Valkyrie.
Poetic Edda
[edit]Skuld is mentioned in Völuspá, a poem collected in the 13th century Poetic Edda:
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Prose Edda
[edit]Gylfaginning
[edit]In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Snorri informs the reader that the youngest Norn, Skuld, is in effect also a valkyrie, taking part in the selection of warriors from the slain:
Nafnaþulur
[edit]In the Nafnaþulur addition to Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the following sections reference Skuld:
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Orchard (1997:169).
- ^ Orchard (1997:174).
- ^ Gylfaginning in translation by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (1916), at Sacred Texts.
References
[edit]- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2
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