2) Ullr appears on the Böksta Runestone, and a a sword chape was found in Thorsberg Moor with an inscription reading owlþuþewaz niwajemariz; “Servant of (the glorious one) of no ill renown”, likely invoking Ullr, or Wodan.
In the Prose Edda, Snorri wrote he was the son of Sif, and an archer and skier so great that no one could rival him, and he was a good God to invoke in duels. Three other skaldic poems mentioned Ullr as the son of Sif, and stepson of Thor. In the Skáldskaparmál, several kennings are mentioned, ski-god, bow-god, hunting-god and shield-god. A kenning for warrior was Ullr’s Bowstring (Ullr Almsíma), another was sword-Ullr (Ullr brands) and Ullr’s Ships (rand-Ullr) for shields.
Many of the place names which contain Ullr are in northern Scandinavia; where people were more reliant on wild game than livestock.
Hail Ullr!
In the Prose Edda, Snorri wrote he was the son of Sif, and an archer and skier so great that no one could rival him, and he was a good God to invoke in duels. Three other skaldic poems mentioned Ullr as the son of Sif, and stepson of Thor. In the Skáldskaparmál, several kennings are mentioned, ski-god, bow-god, hunting-god and shield-god. A kenning for warrior was Ullr’s Bowstring (Ullr Almsíma), another was sword-Ullr (Ullr brands) and Ullr’s Ships (rand-Ullr) for shields.
Many of the place names which contain Ullr are in northern Scandinavia; where people were more reliant on wild game than livestock.
Hail Ullr!