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  2. Vanir - Wikipedia

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    Freyja was priestess at the sacrifices, and "it was she who first taught the Æsir magic as was practiced among the Vanir". [18] In chapter 15, the king Sveigðir is recorded as having married a woman named Vana in "Vanaland", located in Sweden. The two produced a child, who they named Vanlandi (Old Norse "Man from the Land of the Vanir". [19] [20]

  3. Freyja - Wikipedia

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    Freyja keeps up the sacrifices and becomes famous. The saga explains that, due to Freyja's fame, all women of rank become known by her name—frúvor ("ladies"), a woman who is the mistress of her property is referred to as freyja, and húsfreyja ("lady of the house") for a woman who owns an estate. [50]

  4. Fólkvangr - Wikipedia

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    "Freya" (1882) by Carl Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, Fólkvangr (Old Norse "field of the host" [1] or "people-field" or "army-field" [2]) is a meadow or field ruled over by the goddess Freyja where half of those that die in combat go upon death, whilst the other half go to the god Odin in Valhalla.

  5. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    A son of Herod the Great. He is known from the writings of Flavius Josephus [133] and from contemporary coins. [136] Mt. 2:22: Herod the Great: King of Judea: Mentioned by his friend, the historian Nicolaus of Damascus [137] [138] and by Josephus in the Antiquities. His name is also found on contemporary Jewish coins. [136] Mt. 2:1, Lk. 1:5 ...

  6. List of people known as the Great - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian e Bozorg and Hindustani e Azam . In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King" ( King of Kings , Shahanshah ).

  7. Sessrúmnir - Wikipedia

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    Sessrúmnir is specifically referred to as a hall in chapter 24 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning.After describing Fólkvangr, High tells Gangleri (described as king Gylfi in disguise) that Freyja has the hall Sessrúmnir, and that "it is large and beautiful".

  8. A great white shark named Freya has swum by waters near ... - AOL

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    The subadult shark registered May 20 about 100 miles off the Myrtle Beach coast. She’s been known to visit the area often since 2021, tracking data shows.

  9. List of modern names for biblical place names - Wikipedia

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    While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.

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