Aldur

Aldur is a term with multiple uses in language and literature. In several North Germanic languages, including modern Icelandic, aldur means "age" or "lifetime." The word traces back to Old Norse and is etymologically related to Germanic roots that also produced words for age and oldness in other Germanic languages; cognates appear in English and the Scandinavian languages.

In modern popular culture, Aldur is the name of a deity in the fantasy novels of David Eddings, notably the Belgariad and the Malloreon. In those works Aldur is depicted as a powerful, inscrutable god associated with wisdom and the creation or guardianship of a central magical artifact known as the Orb of Aldur. The character functions as a distant but formative influence on several human and immortal figures in the series’ mythos.

As a proper name, Aldur appears occasionally in fictional contexts, and less commonly as a surname or toponym. Usage is generally niche, and meanings depend on linguistic or narrative context.