Hamingja
In Norse mythology, hamingja (Old Norse "luck"[1]) refers to two concepts:
- the personification of the good fortune or luck of an individual or family,
- the altered appearance of shape-shifters.
Both Andy Orchard and Rudolf Simek note parallels between the concept of the hamingja and the fylgja.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34520-2
- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D.S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-513-1
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