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Hallinskidi. Another name of the god Heimdal. The possessor of the leaning (halla) way. Hallinskid.
Hamskerpir [Hide-hardener]. A horse; the sire of Hofvarpner, which was Gnaa's horse. Hamskerper.
Har. The High One, applied to Odin. Haar.
Harbardr. The name assumed by Odin in the Lay of Harbard. Harbard.
Heidrunr [Bright-running]. A goat that stands over Valhal. Heidrun.
Heimdalr. He was the heavenly watchman in the old mythology, answering to St. Peter in the medieval. According to the Lay of Rig (Heimdal), he was the father and founder of the different classes of men, nobles, churls and thralls. He has a horn called Gjallar-horn, which he blows at Ragnarok. His dwelling is Himinbjorg. He is the keeper of Bifrost (the rainbow). Nine giantesses are his mothers. Heimdal.
Hel. [Anglo-Sax. and Eng. hell; to kill]. The goddess of death, born of Loke and Angerboda. She corresponds to Proserpina. Her habitation is Helheim, under one of the roots of Ygdrasil. Hel.
Helblindi. A name of Odin. Helblinde.
Helgrindr. The gates of Hel. Helgrind or Helgate.
Helheim. The abode of Hel. Helheim.
Herfodr, Herjafodr. [The father of hosts]. A name of Odin. Herfather.
Hermodr [Courage of hosts]. Son of Odin, who gives him a helmet and a corselet. He rode on Sleipner to Hel to bring Balder back. Hermod.
Hildisvini [Means war]. Freyja's hog. Hilde-svine.
Himinbjorg [Heaven, help, defense; hence heaven defender]. Heimdal's dwelling. Himinbjorg.
Himinbrjotr [Heaven-breaker]. One of the giant Hymer's oxen. Himinbrjoter.
Hlesey. The abode of Æger. Hlesey.
Hlidskjalf. The seat of Odin, whence he looked out over all the worlds. Hlidskjalf.
Hlin. One of the attendants of Frigg; but Frigg herself is sometimes called by this name. Hlin.
Hlodyn. A goddess; a name of the earth; Thor's mother. Hlodyn.
Hloridi [Eng. low, to bellow, roar, and reid, thunder]. One of the names of Thor; the bellowing thunderer. Hloride.
Hnikarr, Hnikudr. Names of Odin, Hnikar and Hnikuder.
Hnoss [Anglo-Sax. to hammer]. A costly thing; the name of one of Freyja's daughters. Hnos.
Hoddmimisholt. Hodmimer's holt or grove, where the two human beings Lif and Lifthraser were preserved during Ragnarok. Hodmimer's forest.
Hodr. The slayer of Balder. He is blind, returns to life in the regenerated world. The Cain of the Norse mythology. Hoder.
Hoenir. One of the three creating gods. With Odin and Loder Hœner creates Ask and Embla, the first human pair. Hoener.
Hofvarpnir [Hoof-thrower]. Gnaa's horse. His father is Hamskerper and mother Gardrofa. Hofvarpner.
Hraesvelgr [Corpse-swallower]. A giant in an eagle's plumage, who produces the wind. Hraesvelger.
Hraudungr. Geirrod's father. Hraudung.
Hreidmarr. Father of Regin and Fafner. He exacts the blood-fine from the gods for slaying Otter. He is slain by Fafner. Hreidmar.
Hrimfaxi [Rime-mane]. The horse of night. Rimefax.
Hrimthursar [Eng. rime, hoar-frost]. Rime-giants or frost-giants, who dwell under one of Ygdrasil's roots. Giants.
Hrodvitnir. A wolf; father of the wolf Hate. Hrodvitner.
Hroptr. One of Odin's names. Hropt.
Hrungnir. A giant; friend of Hymer. Thor fought with him and slew him. Hrungner.
Hringhorni. The ship upon which Balder's body was burned. Hringhorn.
Hrossthjofr [Horse-thief]. A giant. Hrosthjof.
Huginn [Mind]. One of Odin's ravens. Hugin.
Hvergelmir [The old kettle]. The spring in the middle of Niflheim, whence flowed the rivers Elivagar. The Northern Tartaros. Hvergelmer.
Hymir. A giant with whom Thor went fishing when he caught the Midgard-serpent. His wife was the mother of Tyr. Tyr and Thor went to him to procure a kettle for Æger in which to brew ale for the gods. Hymer.
Hyndla. A vala visited by Freyja, who comes to her to learn the genealogy of her favorite, Ottar. Hyndla.