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Volva
The word
volva
can refer to:
Völva
, a pagan Norse shaman
Volva (gastropod)
, a genus of sea snails
Volva (mycology)
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Völva
A
volva
or
völva
(
Old Norse
and
Icelandic
respectively); plural
volur
(O.N.),
völur
(Icel.), sometimes anglicized
vala
; also
spákona
or
spækona
) is a
shamanic
seeress
in
Norse paganism
, and a recurring motif in
Norse mythology
.
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