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Gunnr
Gunnr or Guđr is a valkyrie in Norse mythology. Her name means "battle" and is cognate with the English word "gun". No individual characteristics of Gunnr are attested and she does not appear as a character in any surviving myth.
Rök StoneThe earliest attestation of the name is on the Rök Stone where it occurs as part of a kenning for wolf:
Translation:
Poetic EddaVöluspáGunnr is also mentioned in Völuspá:
DarrađarljóđAnd in Darrađarljóđ:
Prose EddaIn the Prose Edda Gunnr is singled out along with Róta and Skuld as one of the valkyries who always ride out to choose the slain and decide battles: Guđr ok Róta ok norn in yngsta, er Skuld heitir, ríđa jafnan at kjósa val ok ráđa vígum.
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