Folkvang

/ˈfoʊkvæŋ/ noun

Definition

In Norse mythology, the field or meadow where the goddess Freyja welcomes warriors who died in battle, similar to Valhalla but for those chosen by Freyja.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'Folkvangr,' combining 'folk' (people, army) and 'vangr' (field, meadow). The name literally means 'field of the people' or 'army field' in Old Norse mythology texts.

Kelly Says

While most people know about Valhalla, Folkvang reveals that Norse mythology actually had a more democratic afterlife—Freyja got to choose her own warriors, suggesting women had supernatural power over fate itself, which was radical for the time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
民衆の広場 (minshu no hiromachi)
min-shu no hi-ro-ma-chi
ARالعربية
ميدان الشجعان
may-dan ash-ju-jaan
BNবাংলা
লোকের মাঠ (loker math)
lo-ker math
CACatalà
camp del poble
camp del po-ble
CSČeština
pole hrdinů
pole hr-di-nu
DADansk
folkvang
folk-vang
DEDeutsch
Volkssang
folk-ssang
ELΕλληνικά
πεδίο των ηρώων
ped-io ton e-ro-on
ESEspañol
campo de los valientes
kam-po de los va-lien-tes
FAفارسی
میدان مردان
may-dan mor-dan
FISuomi
kansan kenttä
kan-san ken-ttä
FRFrançais
champ des braves
shan des bra-vz
GUGU
સોનાના ખેતર (sona na khetar)
so-na na khet-ar
HAHA
fada na masu
fa-da na ma-su
HEעברית
שדה גבורים
sha-deh gib-u-rim
HIहिन्दी
वीरों का मैदान (veerōn kā maidan)
vee-ron ka ma-i-dan
HUMagyar
népmező
nep-mez-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
lapangan para pahlawan
la-pan-gan pa-ra pa-h-la-wan
IGIG
ágbà ẹ̀dá
a-gbà e-da
ITItaliano
campo dei valorosi
kam-po dei va-lo-ro-si
JA日本語
民衆の場 (minshu no ba)
min-shu no ba
KKKK
ерлердің алаңы (erlerdin alan)
er-ler-din a-lan
KMKM
ទាំងនេះ ជា ទីក្រុង របស់ ពួក ប្រជាជន (teang neah chea ti kruong robass povk pracheachan)
teang neah chea ti kruong robass povk pra-che-a-chan
KO한국어
민족의 들판 (minjokui deolpan)
min-jok-ui deol-pan
MSBahasa Melayu
Padang para pahlawan
Padang pa-ra pa-h-la-wan
MYမြန်မာ
लोक कथाएँ (lokakathaen)
lok-ka-tha-en
NLNederlands
veld van de dapperen
veld van de dap-pe-ren
NONorsk
folkvang
folk-vang
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ (shaheedān da maidan)
sha-heed-aan da ma-i-dan
PLPolski
pole bohaterów
pole bo-he-ro-wów
PTPortuguês
campo dos bravos
kam-po dos bra-vos
RORomână
câmpul eroilor
camp-ul e-ro-i-lor
RUРусский
поля героев
poly ger-o-yev
SVSvenska
folkvang
folk-vang
SWKiswahili
shamba la wajenzi
sha-mba la wa-jen-zi
TAதமிழ்
மக்கள் மைதானம் (makkaḷ maithāṉam)
mak-kaḷ ma-i-tha-na-m
TEతెలుగు
జనాల వేదిక (janala vedika)
ja-na-la ve-di-ka
THไทย
ทุ่งของผู้กล้าหาญ
tung khang poo-glah-ha-yen
TLTL
hardin ng mga bayani
har-din ng mga ba-ya-ni
TRTürkçe
cesurların alanı
ce-su-r-la-rin a-lan-i
UKУкраїнська
поле героїв
pole ger-o-iv
URاردو
لوکاں کا میدان (lukaan ka maidan)
loo-kaan ka ma-i-dan
VITiếng Việt
trường của những người anh hùng
trường của những người anh hùng
YOYO
ìgbà àgbà
ee-gba a-gbà
ZH中文
人民的广场 (rénmín de guǎngchǎng)
ren-min de gwang-chang
ZUZU
umhlaba wezinhlelo
um-hla-ba we-zin-hle-lo

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