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5 unusual facts about Viktor Rydberg


Lævateinn

Viktor Rydberg theorized that the weapon referred to was the sword forged by Völundr, and is the same one as Freyr gave away to gain Gerðr.

Teutonic Mythology

Viktor Rydberg's Undersökningar i germanisk mythologi I (1886)

The Wind Is My Lover

The Wind Is My Lover (Swedish title: Singoalla) is a novel by Swedish author Viktor Rydberg.

Tomte

In 1881, the Swedish magazine Ny Illustrerad Tidning published Viktor Rydberg's poem "Tomten", where the tomte is alone awake in the cold Christmas night, pondering the mysteries of life and death.

Viktor Rydberg

:For the Swedish ice hockey player, see Victor Crus Rydberg


Auðumbla

The Swedish scholar Viktor Rydberg, writing in the late 19th century, drew a parallel between the Norse creation myths and accounts in Zoroastrian and Vedic mythology, postulating a common Proto-Indo-European origin.

Gläns över sjö och strand

"Gläns över sjö och strand" are the opening lines for a poem written by Viktor Rydberg, appearing in the 1891 Vapensmeden.


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