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In [[Norse mythology]] '''Róta''' was one of the [[valkyrie]]s. According to the [[Prose Edda]] she attended the |
In [[Norse mythology]] '''Róta''' was one of the [[valkyrie]]s. According to the [[Prose Edda]] she attended the battlefields along with [[Gunnr]] and [[Skuld (Norse Mythology)|Skuld]] and chose those who were to be slain and taken to [[Valhalla]]. Apart from this mention she is all but unknown. |
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Her name occurs in the [[kenning]] "reifandi gnýþings götva geir-Rótu" meaning ''the enricher of the loud congress of the garments of spear-Róta'', i.e. ''warrior''. [http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/kennings/r2voca.html] |
Her name occurs in the [[kenning]] "reifandi gnýþings götva geir-Rótu" meaning ''the enricher of the loud congress of the garments of spear-Róta'', i.e. ''warrior''. [http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/kennings/r2voca.html] |
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In Norse mythology Róta was one of the valkyries. According to the Prose Edda she attended the battlefields along with Gunnr and Skuld and chose those who were to be slain and taken to Valhalla. Apart from this mention she is all but unknown.
Her name occurs in the kenning "reifandi gnýþings götva geir-Rótu" meaning the enricher of the loud congress of the garments of spear-Róta, i.e. warrior. [1]
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