Huginn and Muninn

Hugin and Munin are in Norse mythology, the two ravens of Odin, who also bears the nickname Hrafnáss "Raven God ".

Etymology

Hugin is part of the Old Norse verb HUGA "think" the deputy to end this noun hugi " idea, meaning " turn, is the basis for the name Hugin, which was formed with the Old Norse concluding article - in. Hugin therefore means "the idea ". Munin is part of the Old Norse verb muna " think, remember ", the name Munin therefore means " the memory ".

Age and significance

If the representation of the rider with two birds on the helmet plate from Vendel and the representation of equestrian figures in conjunction with one or more birds on Scandinavian gold bracteates Odin shows with his raven, the raven as companion or helper animals God would have already taken for the migration period. Written connection with Odin's ravens in skaldic kennings of the 10th century is palpable. However, the name Hugin and Munin appear only in the tradition of the Poetic Edda and the Poetic Edda Snorra.

A matching with the meaning of her name Snorri Sturluson function writes them to: " Two ravens sit on his [ Odin's ] shoulders and say it all in his ear what they see and hear. They are called Hugin and Munin. At dawn, he sends them to fly all over the world, and at breakfast time they return. From them he learns lots of news. "

Comparable is the song Grímnismál:

Knitting history

Hugin and Munin are found today in the logo of the University of Tromsø in Northern Norway. On the campus of the University of two central streets are named after them.

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