Aurvandil

Aurvandill is in Norse mythology, a hero who is only mentioned in passing in the Edda. After him the god Thor rescued from the icy rivers of Élivágar and carried in a basket on his back. In this case, however, one clove of Aurvandill has looked out of the basket and is frozen off because of it. Thor then stopped and thrown into the sky, where she has since shines as the star Aurvandils tá. This story told Thor even the sorceress Grøa, the wife of Aurvandill. But with joy they forgot the spells that should heal Thor from an injury.

When Danes Saxo Grammaticus Horwendillus is the father of Amlethus, the literary model of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

In the Anglo-Saxon tradition, the word Earendel translated " splendor " and " Morning Star" in glosses. On the latter interpretation also points out the etymology of the name. Germanic * Auza - wandilaz derives from ie. * H2eus " shine " from, to compare in the first name element also Sanskrit USANA, ancient Greek Heōios and Heōsphoros and Latvian Auseklis, all names the morning star. A Christian hymn of praise to Jesus Christ compares this with Eärendel and calls him the most brilliant of the angels.

In German-speaking Orendel is the main hero of a crusader Romany and is mentioned in the Book of Heroes "first of Heroes", a possible reference to the Morning Star as the first champion of the day. The medieval tradition but has been already so heavily remodeled that they can hardly be more consulted for comparisons.

In JRR Tolkien's Earendil the mariner is a half-elf, who was set down with his ship and a shiny gem of the gods in the sky and appears as a morning star and evening star.