Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Heiðr (from the Old Norse adjective meaning "bright" or the noun meaning "honour") is the seeress and witch (völva) mentioned in one stanza of Völuspá, related to the story of the Æsir-Vanir war:Heith they named herwho sought their home,The wide-seeing witch,in magic wise;Minds she bewitchedthat were moved by her magic,To evil womena joy she was.—Völuspá (22), Bellows’ translationThe general assumption is that Heiðr is an alternate name for the witch Gullveig, mentioned in the previous stanza, who, in turn, is often thought to be a hypostasis of Freyja. "@en }
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- Heiðr comment "Heiðr (from the Old Norse adjective meaning "bright" or the noun meaning "honour") is the seeress and witch (völva) mentioned in one stanza of Völuspá, related to the story of the Æsir-Vanir war:Heith they named herwho sought their home,The wide-seeing witch,in magic wise;Minds she bewitchedthat were moved by her magic,To evil womena joy she was.—Völuspá (22), Bellows’ translationThe general assumption is that Heiðr is an alternate name for the witch Gullveig, mentioned in the previous stanza, who, in turn, is often thought to be a hypostasis of Freyja. ".