Hlín

"Protectress." One of the Ásynjur, according to Snorri Sturluson in Gylfaginning. He says that she is responsible for protecting the favorites of Frigg:

In Völuspá she is mentioned in the stanza foretelling Odin's death at Ragnarök:

Then arises

Hlin's second grief,

when Odin goes

with the wolf to fight,

and the bright slayer

of Beli with Surt.

Then will Frigg's

beloved fall.

It has been theorized that Hlín is another name for Frigg. In skaldic poetry Hlín frequently appears in woman kennings.

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