Erna (mythology)
In Norse mythology according to the Eddic poem Rígsþula, Erna was the mother of twelve sons by Jarl,[1] the ancestors of the class of warriors in Norse society. Her father was Hersir, a tribal chief.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Glassman, Ronald M. (2017), Glassman, Ronald M. (ed.), "The Class Structure of the Norse Tribes as Shown in "The Song of Rig"", The Origins of Democracy in Tribes, City-States and Nation-States, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1351–1356, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51695-0_114, ISBN 978-3-319-51695-0, retrieved 2023-08-29
- ^ Scher, Steven P. (1963). "Rígsþula as Poetry". MLN. 78 (4): 397–407. doi:10.2307/3042821. ISSN 0026-7910.
- Dugdale-Pointon, TDP. (21 March 2001), Hersir, Viking, *http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_hersir.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080725032556/http://www.cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Rigsthula.htm
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