Harimella

Harimella is a Germanic goddess worshipped in Britain, at a site near Hadrian’s Wall. She may have been a war goddess or a patron deity of the military.

Myth
Unknown.

Cult
Harimella received votive and dedicatory offerings from her worshippers; otherwise little is known of the specifics of her cult.

Etymology
Harimella’s name (like Hariasa’s) may be related to the Old Norse Valkyrie name Herja, itself deriving from the Proto-Germanic *harja or “army” which would suggest that she too is a war goddess.

Region
Harimella is known from an inscription found at Birrens in Scotland, along Hadrian’s Wall.

Literary evidence
Unknown.

Archaeological evidence
Birrens, Scotland