The Old English cognate ''wuldor'' means "glory" but is not used as a proper name, although it figures frequently in kennings for the Christian God such as ''wuldres cyning'' "king of glory", ''wuldorfæder'' "glory-father" or ''wuldor alwealda'' "glorious all-ruler".
The medieval Norse word was Latinized as Ollerus. The Modern Icelandic form is ''Ullur''. In the mainland Scandinavian languages the modern form is ''Ull''.
''owlþuþewaz / niwajmariz''
The first element ''owlþu'', for ''wolþu-'', means "glory", "glorious one", Old Norse ''Ullr'', Old English ''wuldor''. The second element, ''-þewaz'', means "slave, servant". The whole compound is a personal name or title, "servant of the glorious one", "servant/priest of Ullr". ''Niwajmariz'' means "well-honored".
{| | :Fama est, illum adeo praestigiarum usu calluisse, ut ad traicienda maria osse, quod diris carminibus obsignavisset, navigii loco uteretur nec eo segnius quam remigio praeiecta aquarum obstacula superaret. | :The story goes that he was such a cunning wizard that he used a certain bone, which he had marked with awful spells, wherewith to cross the seas, instead of a vessel; and that by this bone he passed over the waters that barred his way as quickly as by rowing.– Elton's translation | |}
When Odin was exiled, Ollerus was chosen to take his place. Ollerus ruled under the name Odin for ten years until the true Odin was called back, whereupon Ollerus retired to Sweden where he was slain by Danes.
{| | :Ýdalir heita :þar er Ullr hefir :sér of görva sali. | :Ydalir it is called, :where Ullr has :himself a dwelling made.– Thorpe's translation |}
The name ''Ýdalir'', meaning "yew dales", is not otherwise attested. The yew was an important material in the making of bows, and the word ''ýr'', "yew", is often used metonymically to refer to bows. It seems likely that the name ''Ýdalir'' is connected with the idea of Ullr as a bow-god.
Another strophe in ''Grímnismál'' also mentions Ullr.
{| | :Ullar hylli :hefr ok allra goða :hverr er tekr fyrstr á funa, :því at opnir heimar :verða of ása sonum, :þá er hefja af hvera. | :Ullr’s and all the gods’ :favour shall have, :whoever first shall look to the fire; :for open will the dwelling be, :to the Æsir's sons, :when the kettles are lifted off.– Thorpe's translation |}
The strophe is obscure but may refer to some sort of religious ceremony. It seems to indicate Ullr as an important god.
The last reference to Ullr in the ''Poetic Edda'' is found in ''Atlakviða'': {| | :Svá gangi þér, Atli, :sem þú við Gunnar áttir :eiða oft of svarða :ok ár of nefnda, :at sól inni suðrhöllu :ok at Sigtýs bergi, :hölkvi hvílbeðjar :ok at hringi Ullar. | :So be it with thee, Atli! :as toward Gunnar thou hast held :the oft-sworn oaths, :formerly taken - :by the southward verging sun, :and by Sigtý’s hill, :the secluded bed of rest, :and by Ullr’s ring.– Thorpe's translation |}
Both ''Atlakviða'' and ''Grímnismál'' are often considered to be among the oldest extant Eddic poems. It may not be a coincidence that they are the only ones to refer to Ullr. Again we seem to find Ullr associated with some sort of ceremony, this time that of swearing an oath by a ring, a practice associated with Thor in later sources. During an excavation in 2007, of a Vendel era shrine for Ullr north of Stockholm, many symbolic rings were discovered and which are considered to represent Ullr's ring (see the archaeology section below).
{| | :Ullr heitir einn, sonr Sifjar, stjúpsonr Þórs. Hann er bogmaðr svá góðr ok skíðfœrr svá at engi má við hann keppask. Hann er ok fagr álitum ok hefir hermanns atgervi. Á hann er ok gott at heita í einvígi. | :Ullr, Sif's son and Thór's stepson, is one [too]. He is such a good archer and ski-runner that no one can rival him. He is beautiful to look at as well and he has all the characteristics of a warrior. It is also good to call on him in duels.– ''Young's translation'' | |}
In ''Skáldskaparmál'', the second part of the Prose Edda, Snorri mentions Ullr again in a discussion of kennings. Snorri informs his readers that Ullr can be called ski-god, bow-god, hunting-god and shield-god. In turn a shield can be called Ullr's ship. Despite these tantalising tidbits Snorri relates no myths about Ullr. It seems likely that he didn't know any, the god having faded from memory.
The name of Ullr is also common in warrior kennings, where it is used as other god names are.
:''Ullr brands'' – Ullr of sword – warrior :''rand-Ullr'' – shield-Ullr – warrior :''Ullr almsíma'' – Ullr of bowstring – warrior
Three skaldic poems, ''Þórsdrápa'', ''Haustlöng'' and a fragment by Eysteinn Valdason, refer to Thor as Ullr's stepfather, confirming Snorri's information.
Ullr's name appears in several important Norwegian and Swedish place names (but not in Denmark or in Iceland). This indicate that Ullr had at some point a religious importance in Scandinavia that is greater than what is immediately apparent from the scant surviving textual references.
(For a possible nickname ''*Ringir'' for ''Ullr'' see under the name Ringsaker.)
While most of Rydberg's theories are dismissed as fanciful by modern scholars his idea that Ullr is connected with the elves of ''Völundarkviða'' is not absurd. Both seem associated with skiing and hunting and since Ullr's father is not identified as one of the Æsir he may have been of another race.
Category:Hunting gods Category:Æsir
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