In Scandinavian mythology, Huld is only referenced by völva or seiðkona, that is a woman who practiced the seiðr. She is mentioned in the Ynglinga saga, Sturlunga saga and a late medieval Icelandic tale.[1] In the latter source, she is Odin's mistress and the mother of the demi-goddesses Þorgerðr and Irpa.[1] As her name suggests, Huld may be in origin the same being as the Hulder and the German Holda.[1]
- ^ a b c The article Huld in Nordisk familjebok (1909).