Hindfell

American  

[hind-fuhl] / ˈhɪnd fəl /

noun

1. the mountain on whose fiery top Brynhild slept until awakened by Sigurd.

---

Etymology

Origin of Hindfell

< Old Norse Hindarfjall mountain of the hinds, equivalent to hindar, plural of hind hind ² + fjall mountain ( cf. fell ⁵)

Example Sentences

All these he piled on the back of the good horse Grani, and then he rode south to Hindfell.

From The Red Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

His heart was merry with victory and ever he thought of Hindfell and of Lymdale and the love of Brynhild.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Turner, Winifred

In the old stories of the Niblungs and the Volsungs Odin has pricked the shield-maid Brynhild with a sleep-thorn, and thus condemned her to sleep within the shield-burg on Hindfell.

From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Hartland, Edwin Sidney

Hindfell, the word means "deer-mountain," since "fell" means any hill, and "hind" is the word we still use for a deer.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Turner, Winifred

Let us look at the art of Morris as it is shown in telling "How Sigurd awoke Brynhild upon Hindfell."

From The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Nordby, Conrad Hjalmar