Definitions
Definitions
1 Rígr
m. the name of the hero of the poem Rígs-þula, in the Edd. erroneously called Rígs-mál, Edda ii. 496, a poem which traces the origin of royalty to king Ríg as the ancestor of all kings. This myth belonged to Heimdal, Vsp. 1; it is very likely that the Ríg of the poem is an invented name, a poetical disguise, borrowed from the Gaelic word Righ, which means a king; Rígs-þula would therefore literally mean Konungs-þula = the King’s Lay.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
Rígr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Rígr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).