Hamingja

In Norse mythology, hamingja (Old Norse "luck"[1]) refers to two concepts:

Both Andy Orchard and Rudolf Simek note parallels between the concept of the hamingja and the fylgja.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. Orchard (1997:73).
  2. Orchard (1997:73) and Simek (2007:129).

References

  • Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2
  • Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1
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