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Aurvandill

Norse mythical character; giant
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Summary

Aurvandill is a Norse mythical character[1]. He ranks in the top 9% of norse mythical character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,595 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Gróa[3]
  • Sex or gender: male[4]
  • Part of: Norse mythology[5]
  • Said to be the same as: Horwendill[6]
  • Described by source: Investigations into Germanic Mythology[7], Prose Edda[8]
  • P14750: 7D14-FC0C-53D4-92C3-02C4[9]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Aurvandill include Earendel[10], a star[11].

Why It Matters

Aurvandill has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for him include Earendel[10], a star[11].

FAQs

Who was Aurvandill married to?

Aurvandill's spouses include Gróa[3].

Related Entities

Prose Edda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru',
    Gnd id → 1212402758
    Ddb person (gnd) id → 1212402758
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ddb person (gnd) id: 1212402758, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290271|batch #290271]]"
  2. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Spouse → Gróa
    Part of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 7D14-FC0C-53D4-92C3-02C4, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
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