Hreidar written in runes
Hreidar written in Viking Age runes (Group A)

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

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Hreidar

Old Norse Hreiðarr (m.)

The Old Norse male personal name Hreiðarr is very common in Norway but relatively uncommon elsewhere in the Viking world. It can be found as the first element in the place-name Rearsby, Leicestershire. It also features as the name of the main character in the short tale of Hreiðarr the Foolish.

Old Norse Name

Hreiðarr

Anglicised Name

Hreidar/Reidar

Gender

Male

Features in Saga

Hreiðars þáttr heimska. In: Ljósvetninga saga, ed. Björn Sigfússon. Íslenzk fornrit X. Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka fornritafélag, 1940.

 

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

male_name, personal-name

Further information

This object is related to Rearsby, Leicestershire.
Find out about Rearsby, Leicestershire.

References

Barrie Cox, The Place-Names of Leicestershire. Part Three: East Goscote Hundred. English Place-Name Society Volume LXXXI (2004), p.197. 

E.H. Lind, Norsk-isländska dopnamn ock fingerade namn från medeltiden. Supplementband. Oslo: Jacob Dybwads Bokhandel  (1931), col. 450-461.

E.H. Lind, Norsk-isländska dopnamn ock fingerade namn från medeltiden. Uppsala: A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandel (1915), col. 569-571.

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