Gná, Fulla, and Frigg by Emil Doepler 1905

"Ganglere asked: Which are the Goddesses? Har answered: Frigg is the first; she possesses the right lordly dwelling which is called Fensaler. The fifth is Fulla, who is also a may (maid/virgin), she wears her hair flowing and has a golden ribbon about her head; she carries Frigg's chest, takes care of her shoes and knows her secrets. The fourteenth is Gna, whom Frigg sends on her errands into various worlds. She rides upon a horse called Hofvarpner, that runs through the air and over the sea. Once, when she was riding, some vans saw her faring through the air."

-Prose Edda/Gylfaginning, Chapter 36

 

Emil Doepler illustration from Walhall: Die Götterwelt der Germanen (The Gods of the Teutons) 1905.


Source:

https://boudicca.de/site/de/gmedia-album/emil-doepler/

http://www.renegadetribune.com/emil-doeplers-illustrations-germanic-mythology/

 

Quote:

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Prose_Edda/Gylfaginning

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