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'''Álfhildr''' was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, ''alf'' 'elf, fairy' and ''hildr'' 'battle'.<ref name=nanol/> As of 2010 it was common in Norway.<ref name=nanol>{{cite book|author2=Nancy L. Coleman|author1=Olav Veka|oclc=798295781|title=A Handbook of Scandinavian Names|year=2010|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, WI
|isbn=9780299248338|page=3|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/1163}}</ref>

== People with the name ==

=== Historic ===
*[[Alfhild (Saxon princess)]], a Saxon princess and Danish queen from ''Book One'' of Gesta Danorum
*[[Alfhild, concubine of Olaf II of Norway]], mother of [[Magnus the Good]]
*[[Álfhildr (Gautreks saga)]], the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king [[Gautrekr]]
*Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward; see [[Alf and Alfhild]]
*Alfhild, daughter of Vingulmark king [[Gandalf Alfgeirsson]]

=== Modern ===

* [[Alfhild Agrell]] (1849–1923), Swedish writer and playwright
* [[Alfhild Cnattingius]] (1847–1932), Swedish suffragist and writer
* [[Alfhilda Mechlenburg]] (1830–1907), Danish writer
* [[Alfhild Stormoen]] (1883–1974), Norwegian actress and director
* [[Alfhild Tamm]] (1876-1959), Swedish physician

==References==
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[[Category:Norwegian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]