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Muninn

Proper noun

Meaning

Muninn

(Norse mythology) One of a pair of ravens, the other being Huginn, who fly throughout the entire world and report any unusual events back to Odin. They are essentially Odin's messengers.

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Examples

In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál (chapter 60), Huginn and Muninn appear in a list of poetic names for ravens. Source: Internet

In these excerpts Muninn is referenced in a common noun for 'raven' and Huginn is referenced in a kenning for 'carrion'. Source: Internet

Andy Orchard comments that this bird may be either Huginn or Muninn. Source: Internet

In the Third Grammatical Treatise an anonymous verse is recorded that mentions the ravens flying from Odin's shoulders; Huginn seeking hanged men, and Muninn slain bodies. Source: Internet

Heimskringla details that Odin gave Huginn and Muninn the ability to speak. Source: Internet

In her examination of the tapestry, scholar Anne Stine Ingstad interprets these birds as Huginn and Muninn flying over a covered cart containing an image of Odin, drawing comparison with the images of Nerthus attested by Tacitus in 1 CE. Source: Internet

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