In Norse mythology, Svipul (Old Norse "changeable"[1]) is a valkyrja. Svipul is attested among valkyrja list in the poem Darraðarljóð and the longer of the two Nafnaþulur valkyrie lists in the Poetic Edda book Skáldskaparmál. In addition, the name Svipul appears as a synonym for "battle" in Skáldskaparmál. Rudolf Simek theorizes that the name Svipul presumably refers to the changeable nature of fate, whose directors the valkyries are represented as being, especially in Darraðarljóð.[1]
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- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer ISBN: 0-85991-513-1
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Individual Valkyrjur | Brynhildr • Eir • Geiravǫr • Geirskǫgul • Gunnr • Gǫndul • Herfjǫtur • Herja • Hervǫr alvitr • Hildr • Hlaðguðr • Hljóð • Hlǫkk • Kára • Mist • Reginleif • Róta • Sigrún • Skuld • Svipul • Skǫgul • Þrúðr • Ǫlrún |