Leikn
Leikn (
thunder god Thor
.
Name
The
Proto-Norse form reconstructed as *laikīnō, it is related to the Old Norse leikni ('bewitchment'), and to the Old English scīn-lǣce ('sorceress').[2]
Attestations
The death of Leikn is mentioned in a lausavísa composed by Vetrliði Sumarliðason which praises Thor for having killed giants and giantesses:
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Leikn's name was used by
Hallvarðr háreksblesi calls the raven "hawk of Leikn of points" (haukr Leiknar odda) that is "hawk of valkyrie
" (Knútsdrápa, 6).
Leikn is also listed in the
þulur
.
References
- ^ Orchard 1997, p. 194.
- ^ de Vries 1962, p. 351.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3.
- Faulkes, Anthony, trans. (1987). Edda (1995 ed.). Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3.
- ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5.