masculine Áskil

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Origin:
old norse
Name Root:
áss ketill / kætill > Ásketill / Áskæll
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This name derives from the Old Norse “Ásketill / Áskæll,” composed of two elements: “áss” (pagan god) plus “ketill / kætill” (cauldron hat, sacrificial cauldron, helmet). The modern meaning is “cauldron of the gods, protected by God.” Eskil was a 12th-century Archbishop of Lund in Skåne, Denmark (now in Sweden). He was one of the most capable and prominent princes of the Church in Scandinavia. A man of profound piety, he was always zealous for the welfare of the church and was a courageous and unselfish defender of the rights of the hierarchy in its struggle against the civil power and clerical usurpers.

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