Unholy Spirit (The Necromancer's Daughter Book 3)

by Genevra Black

  Valkyrie – VAL-kur-ee (in reconstructed Old Norse, “valkyrja” or “VAUL-keer-ya.”)

  Valkyir – VAL-kyeer

  Alfheim – AWLV-hime (Old Norse “Álfheimr” or “AWLV-hay-mur”)

  Asgard – AS-gaard or ASS-gaard (Old Norse Ásgarðr, or “OSS-gaar-dthur)

  Aesir – ICE-eer (Old Norse “Æsir” or “ASS-eer,” which for obvious reasons doesn’t sound as cool…)

  Breiðablik – BREY-dtha-blik

  Bilskirnir – BILL-skeer-neer

  Heimdallr – HAYM-dallr

  Wyrd – weird

  Ragnarok – RAG-nah-rok (also known as Ragnarök or Ragnarøkkr)

  Fenrir – FEN-reer

  Váli – VOLL-e

  Baldr – BALL-dr

  Valhalla – VAL-hal-la or VAHL-hah-lla (Old Norse “Valhöll” or “VAHL-holl.”)

  Yngvi – ING-vee

  Fylgja – FYULG-ya (where the y almost makes a rounded “ee” sound like the u in “tune”. Plural “fylgjur” or “FYULG-yur.”)

  Sjóvættr – SYO-vaa-tur

  Ljósálfr – LYOES-awl-vur

  Náströnd – NAW-strohnd

  Tyr – teer (Old Norse “Týr,” where the y makes a rounded “ee” sound like the u in “tune”)

  NON-NORSE WORDS

  (I’m not an expert on any of these languages, so take these with a BIG grain of salt!)

  Zaedicus – ZAY-di-cus and ZAI-di-cus (I made this name up and use both, which I’m sure he’d despise.)

  Izem – EEZ-im (Berber/North African; I always imagined some of Satara’s ancestors being from there.)

  Ardelean – ar-DELL-yan (being Matilda’s last name, this is Romanian, of course, not Norse.)

  Inuusuttoq – inoo-oo-sutt-ok

  Kolya – COAL-ya

  Ilphas Miravn – ILL-fass Meer-AH-vin

  Eniola – En-YO-la

  Galib – GAH-lihb

  Amat – AH-maht

  About the Author

  Genevra Black is an author, a video game and movie nerd, horror buff, and lover of all things odd. She lives in Maine with her partner and her pitbull. She has always been enamored with mythology, folklore, and the paranormal. Her favorite pastimes include playing Dungeons & Dragons; gaming; watching slasher films; and designing and creating costumes/cosplay. She loves spending time in epic, exciting worlds, and each and every one of her stories is a personal invitation for readers to join her!

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