Nine Daughters of Ægir

The Ägirstöchter are in Norse mythology, the daughters of the sea goddess Rán and sea giant Aegir. Their names are Angeyja, Atla, Eistla, Eyrgjafa, Gjalp, Greip, Jarnsaxa, Imd and Ulfrun. They are personifications of the waves of the sea and have the " edge of the earth " born together the Heimdall.

The names of the nine Ägirstöchter also be specified as follows: Himinglæva ( Himingläfa ) Dúfa ( Dusa ) Blóðughadda ( Blödughadda ) Hefring ( Heffrig ) UDR ( Udor ) or Unn, Hrönn ( Raun ) Bylgja ( Bygleya ) Dröfn ( Dröbna ) and Kolga. Other names also appear in various bards; So they were just as canonized in the Valkyries, in principle came every word for " wave" as the name in question.

• Germanic deity
• Female deity
• Group of deities