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Iafn-har (yȧfn′hār). Gylfi sees, [40]

Iarn-greiper (yärn′grī-per). Thor’s glove, [61]

Iarnsaxa (yärn′sax-ȧ). 1. Thor’s wife called, [63]; feeds wolves, [331]. 2. A wave maiden, [146]

Iceland. Thvera in, [124]; Freya in, [131]; maze in, [177]; earthquakes and geysers in, [229]; Norsemen settle in, [339]; scenery of, [343]

Icelanders. Records of, [1], [148]; call mountains Jokul, [232]

Icelandic. Shores, [249]

Ida (ē′dȧ). Same as Idavold, [202]; gods return to, [338]; same as Asgard, [346]

Idavold (ēda′vold). Plain where gods dwell, [11]; gods play on, [202]; Balder slain on, [204]; last meeting on, [339]

Idises (ē-dis′ez). Norns, [171]

Idun (ē′doon). Daughter of Ivald, [101]; story of, [103]–110; returns to Asgard, [107]; apples of, [105], [166]; Loki betrays, [105], [217]; Greek equivalents, [353], [354]

Ifing (ē′fing). River surrounding Idavold, [11]; Vafthrudnir asks about, [32]; Loki flies across, [77]

Ildico (il′di-co). Wife of Attila, [89]; same as Gudrun, [297]

Ilse (il′se). Story of Princess, [236]; compared to Arethusa, [359]

Ilsenstein (il′sen-stīn). Home of Princess Ilse, [236]

India. Languages of, [342]

Ingeborg (in′-ge-borg). 1. Attendant of Hunvor, [299]. 2. Changed into witch, [302]; Thorsten saved by, [303]; mother of Frithiof, [304]. [3]. Daughter of Belé, [304]; Frithiof vows to marry, [305]; Frithiof sues for, [307]; Sigurd Ring sues for, [309]; meets Frithiof in temple, [310]; Frithiof parts with, [312]; married to Sigurd Ring, [317]; Frithiof’s longing for, [319]; Frithiof visits, [320]; given to Frithiof by Sigurd Ring, [324]; Frithiof wars against brothers of, [325]; marriage of Frithiof and, [325], [327]

Inglings. Frey’s descendants called, [128], [348]

Ingvi-Frey (ing′vi-frī). Story of, [123]–128

Inspiration. The story of the draught of, [95]–102

Io (ī′ō). Northern equivalents for story of, [349], [351]

Iörmungandr (yẽr′mun-gandr). Birth and banishment of, [90]; Hel related to, [180]; Thor angles for, [190]; origin of, [218]; rises from sea, [332]; Loki leads, [333]; tempests caused by, [332]

Iran (ē-rän′). The plateau of, [1]

Iris (ī′ris). Compared to Gna, [349]

Irmin (ẽr′min). Same as Odin, Heimdall, or Hermod, [30], [150], [154]

Irmin’s Way. The Milky Way, [30]

Irminsul (ẽr′min-sul). Destroyed by Charlemagne, [30]

Ironwood. Iron leaves of, [181]; wolves fed in, [331]

Islands. Eglimi, king of the, [266]

Italy. Golden Age in, [355]

Ivald (ē′väld). Dwarf blacksmith, [65], [87]; Idun, daughter of, [101]