Aurvang

Old Norse: Aurvangr
Meaning: "Loam Field"

 

1. a dwarf
2. a place


1.
Aurvang was one of the dwarfs, listed by the Volva ("Wise-Woman").

Poetic Edda: Voluspo - The Wise-Woman's Prophecy


2.
Aurvang's also the name of the place where the dwarfs sought a home.

"They went to Iörovellir and Aurvangar, leaving their dwellings under the stone."

Poetic Edda: Völuspá

 

 

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