Facts about Eir

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   Scholarly debate exists over whether Eir is primarily a goddess or a valkyrie, as Old Norse sources apply both designations to her.

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   Alongside Menglöð, Eir is named among the figures seated on the hill Lyfjaberg in the Old Norse poem Fjölsvinnsmál.

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   The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson lists Eir among the ásynjur, the goddesses of Asgard.

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   Her name is cognate with a Proto-Germanic root meaning mercy or clemency, reflecting her role as a healing deity.

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   In Norse mythology, Eir is a goddess or valkyrie associated with medical skill and healing.

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