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unusual facts about Rudolf Simek


Temple at Uppsala

Rudolf Simek says that, regarding Adam of Bremen's account of the temple, "Adam's sources for this information are of extremely varying reliability, but the existence of a temple at Uppsala is undisputed."


Geiravör

According to Rudolf Simek, the section part of the name—vör—may be identical to the name of the Norse goddess Vör, and would therefore mean "spear-goddess" or the suffix may simply reflect the suffix vör that appears in personal names such as Geirvör and Hervör.


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