Gullveig

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In Norse mythology, Gullveig (Old Norse: [ˈɡulːˌwɛiɣ]) is a goddess associated with gold, lust, rebirth, and magic. She is one member of the Vanir and the cause of the outbreak of the legendary war between the Æsir and the Vanir. In the poem Völuspá, she came to the hall of Odin (Hár) where she is speared by the Æsir three times, burned three times, and yet is reborn three times. After her third rebirth, she adopted the name Heiðr and began practicing seiðr. Gullveig/Heiðr is solely attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material. Scholars have variously proposed that Gullveig/Heiðr is the same figure as the goddess Freyja, that Gullveig's death may have been connected to corruption by way of gold among the Æsir, and/or that Gullveig's treatment by the Æsir may have led to the Æsir–Vanir War.

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