Helgi

[hel-gee]

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noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

the son of Hjorvard and Svava, a Valkyrie.
his reincarnation, the son of Sigmund and Borghild: slayer of Hunding.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Helgi¹

< Old Norse: masculine singular weak form of heilagr holy, sacred

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Was it always your plan to write a Helgi Reykdal novel?

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How did Agatha Christie inform the creation of Helgi Reykdal?

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As soon as I created Helgi, I decided that he would be someone who loved books, in particular Golden Age detective stories.

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Helgi Reykdal, a criminology graduate student, is researching two unsolved 1983 deaths at a former tuberculosis sanatorium.

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Dr Helgi Johannsson, vice president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, told the BBC: "More and more anaesthetists across the UK have become aware of the sheer extent of the damage the gas can cause to the environment and have chosen to stop using it - and I am proud of that."

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