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ALFHILDR

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The name ALFHILDR derives from ALFHILD, and may have Old Norse, Norwegian, or Swedish origins.

From the Old Norse name Alfhildr, which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle". In Scandinavian legend Alfhild was a maiden who disguised herself as a warrior in order to avoid marriage to King Alf. Her life was perhaps based on that of a 9th-century Viking pirate.

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