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In Norse mythology, Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr and Irpa are divine figures. Þorgerðr and Irpa appear together in Jómsvíkinga saga, Njáls saga and Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds. Irpa does not appear outside of these four attestations, but Þorgerðr also appears in the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Færeyinga saga, and Harðar saga ok Hólmverja and is mentioned in Ketils saga hœngs. Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr is particularly associated with Haakon Sigurdsson (d. 995), and, in ''Jómsvíkinga saga'' and ''Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds'', she and Irpa are described as sisters. The roles of the Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr and Irpa in these sources, and the implications of their names, has resulted in an amount of scholarly discourse and theory. ==Etymology== The name ''Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr'' is Old Norse and literally means "Þorgerðr, Hǫlgi's bride."〔Simek (2007:326-327).〕 According to ''Skáldskaparmál'' chapter 42, Hǫlgi (a traditional eponym of the northernmost Norwegian province Hålogaland) is also Þorgerðr's father.〔 The first name ''Þorgerðr'' is a compound of two names, the god name ''Þor (Thor)'', and ''gerðr''—the latter name meaning "fenced in."〔Orchard (1997:54).〕 The figure's second name sometimes appears in sources featuring ''-brúðr'' replaced with ''-troll'', and, in place of ''Hǫlg-'', the prefixes ''Hǫrða-'', ''Hǫrga-'', and ''Hǫlda-'' also appear.〔 It has been suggested that name ''Þorgerðr'' derives from the name of the jǫtunn Gerðr, as Þorgerðr is also described at times as a troll or giantess.〔 Alternatively, ''Gerðr'' may simply be an abbreviated version of the name ''Þorgerðr.''〔Chadwick (1950:400-401).〕 Þorgerðr is referred to as ''Gerðr'' in Tindr Hallkelsson’s 10th-century ''drápa'' on Haakon, quoted in chapter 43 of ''Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar'', found in the Heimskringla. John McKinnell states that the name of Þorgerðr's father is probably a later addition used to explain the origins of the name of Hålogaland, and that "Hǫlgabrúðr" probably means "bride of the (rulers of) Hålogaland" and that Hǫrðabrúðr, similarly, may mean "bride of the (rulers of) Hörðaland."〔McKinnell (2005:84-85).〕 ''Hǫrðabrúðr'' as "bride of the heathen shrines," and ''hǫldabrúðr'' as either "bride of the people of Holde" or "bride of noblemen."〔 McKinnell says that the variety of stories and names suggest that the tradition of Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr was wide spread, and that she was venerated in more than one area.〔 The name ''Irpa'' may derive from the Old Norse term ''jarpr'' "dark brown", which has led to a number of theories about the goddess.〔Simek (2007:176).〕 ''Jarpr'' is thought to derive from the earlier Proto-Germanic word *''erpa''-.〔(Hellquist (1922:286). )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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