Sindri (Norse mythology)
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In Norse mythology, Sindri is the name of both a dwarf and a hall that will serve as a dwelling place for the souls of the virtuous during Ragnarök.
In Skáldskaparmál, Sindri is used as a common alternate name for the dwarf Eitri who, with the help of his brother Brokk, fashioned some of the magical objects used by the gods including the boar of Freyr (Gullinbursti), the golden ring of Odin (Draupnir) and the hammer of Thor (Mjolnir), as the result of a bet made by Loki that Eitri could not match the craftsmanship displayed by another group of dwarves known as the Sons of Ivaldi. Sindri as a dwarf name also appears in Völuspá in reference to a dwelling place of the dwarves:
- "Northward a hall in Nidavellir
- Of gold there rose for Sindri's race"
In Gylfaginning, Snorri used the Völuspá passage as the basis of his conception of Sindri as the name of a golden hall that will serve as a dwelling place for the good and righteous during Ragnarök:
"That too is a good hall which stands in Nida Fells (Niðafjöll), made of red gold; its name is Sindri. In these halls shall dwell good men and pure in heart".
This usage, however, presents some confusion since Nidafjöll is a mountain chain located in the underworld which would seem to contrast with the connotation of Sindri as a place of goodness.
[edit] References
- Torp, Alf: Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok (Oslo 1992) ISBN 82-90520-17-4
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