Ran

Rán

... Ran is the name of Ægir's wife, and their daughters are nine, even as we have written before ... gold with them on any voyage, so that if they drowned while at sea, Ran would be pleased by their gift ...

Famous quotes containing the word ran:

    “I ... ran for Legislature [in 1832] ... and was beaten—the only time I have been beaten by the people.”
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