AURVANDILL AND AMLETH An analysis of the Aurvandill (Amleth) Myth. Introduction from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(legend The names Aurvandil or Earendel ( Old Norse : Aurvandil ; Old English : Ēarendel ; Lombardic : Auriwandalo ; Old High German : Orentil , Erentil ; Medieval Latin : Horuuendillus ) are cognate Germanic personal names,