Hledis

Overview

Hledis is not the protagonist of an independent heroic episode in Hyndluljoth, but the Ottar’s mother whom Hyndla names while tracing Ottar’s descent. The record stays within a readable close-kin line, showing how the poem treats ancestry as proof in a wager rather than turning one night’s recital into the sole genealogy across traditions.

Key facts

Relationships

• Ottarmother

  The poem calls Hledis Ottar’s mother.

• Frothifather

  The poem calls Frothi the father of Hledis.

• Friautmother

  The poem calls Friaut the mother of Hledis.

Story appearances

• Hyndluljoth: Ottar’s Ancestry WagerFigure, mount, or wager in Hyndluljoth

  Hyndluljoth names this figure as Ottar’s mother in Ottar’s lineage.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

• Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Hyndluljoth, Stanzas 1–29: Freyja, Hyndla, Ottar’s wager and close ancestry; excluding the appended Short Voluspo.