Fornjót (Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind), of Logi (a personification of fire), and of Hlér or Ægir (the ruler of the sea) and a king of Finland. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland Ægir ( Old Norse "sea" is a Jötunn and a king of the sea in Norse mythology. The nation of Finland has never been an enduring independent sovereign Monarchy in the traditional sense of a Nation-state ruled by its own monarch no attempt to The meaning of the name is not clear, It might possibly be from forn 'old' + jótr 'Jutlander' or more likely 'giant' (Finnish 'jätti', Norse 'jotunn' - giant) or might be from for 'early' + njótr 'destroyer'. Fornjót is also, following a particular legendary genealogical tradition, the first-known direct paternal ancestor of William I of England and also through other supposed descendants a terminal ancestor of ascending branches of many European noble families and modern Icelandic families. Patrilineality (aka agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage it generally involves the Inheritance of property names or titles William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages An ancestor is a Parent or ( recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i
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Fornjót in the texts
Fornjót is mentioned only twice in old verse: in stanza 29 of Ynglingatal where "son of Fornjót" seems to refer to fire and in a citation in Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál:
How should the wind be periphrased? Thus: call it son of Fornjót, Brother of the Sea and of Fire, Scathe or Ruin or Hound or Wolf of the Wood or of the Sail or of the Rigging. Controversy The historicity of the matter in Ynglingatal has been a contention among scholars since the 19th century Snorri Sturluson (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian poet and politician The second part of Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál or "language of poetry" (c
Thus spake Svein in the Nordrsetu-drápa:
First began to fly
Fornjót's sons ill-shapen.
Fornjót is listed as a giant (jötun) in one of the thulur sometimes included in editions of the Skáldskaparmál. A jötunn, sometimes anglicized as jotun (pronounced yotun is a giant in Norse mythology, a member of a race of nature spirits with superhuman strength This is as expected, since Fornjót's son Ægir is also identified as a giant in various sources.
In the Orkneyinga saga and in Hversu Noregr byggdist ('How Norway was settled')—both found in the Flatey Book—Fornjót appears as an ancient ruler of Finland and Kvenland. The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is a unique historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, Scotland, from Hversu Noregr byggdist ( Old Norse Hversu Noregr byggðist) meaning ' How Norway was inhabited', which survives only in the The Flatey Book, (Flateyjarbók 'Flat-island book' is one of the most important medieval Icelandic Manuscripts It is also known as GkS 1005 fol Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Kvenland, known as Cwenland, Kænland or similar in sources is an ancient name for an area in Fennoscandia. He is the father of three sons named Ægir or Hlér, Logi 'flame', and Kári. The Hversu account says further that Hlér ruled over the seas, Logi over fire, and Kári over wind.
Ægir
For more on Ægir see Ægir. Ægir ( Old Norse "sea" is a Jötunn and a king of the sea in Norse mythology.
Logi
In Gylfaginning
Logi appears by that name in Gylfaginning in the tale of Thor and Loki's journey to the castle of the giant Útgarða-Loki in Jötunheimr where Loki was pitted against Logi in an eating contest. Gylfaginning, or the Tricking of Gylfi (c 20000 words is the first part of Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda after Thor ( Old Norse: Þórr) is the red-haired and bearded God of Thunder in Germanic paganism and its subset Norse paganism In Cryptography, LOKI89 and LOKI91 are Block ciphers designed as possible replacements for the Data Encryption Standard (DES In Norse mythology, Útgarða-Loki (Anglicized as Utgarda-Loki and in other ways was the ruler of the castle Útgarðr in Jötunheimr. Jötunheimr (often anglicized Jotunheim) is the world ( Heim 'home homeland' of the Jötunn (two types rock (or hill giants and frost (or The contestants appeared to be equal in speed at eating meat from the bone, but Logi also consumed the bones and even the wooden trencher in which the meat was placed. trencher (from Old French tranchier; "to cut" is a type of Tableware, commonly used in Medieval cuisine. Útgarða-Loki afterwards explained that Logi was really fire itself.
In the Saga of Thorstein Víking's son
The beginning of Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar ('Saga of Thorstein son of Víking') brings in a king named Logi who ruled the country north of Norway. Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar or The Saga of Thorstein Viking's Son is a Legendary saga taking place in the 7th century and it is about the father of Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Logi was the handsomest of men, but with the strength and size of the giants from whom he was descended. (Logi's ancestry is here not otherwise specified. ) Because Loge was larger and stronger than any other man in land, his name was lengthened from Logi to Hálogi 'High-Logi' and from that name the country was called Hálogaland 'Hálogi's-land' (modern Hålogaland or Halogaland). Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the mediaeval Norse sagas.
The saga tells that Hálogi's wife was Glöd (Glǫð 'glad'), the daughter of Grím (Grímr) of Grímsgard (Grímsgarðr) in Jötunheim in the far north and her mother was Alvör (Alvǫr) the sister of King Álf the Old ('Álfr hinn gamli') of Álfheim. Jötunheimr (often anglicized Jotunheim) is the world ( Heim 'home homeland' of the Jötunn (two types rock (or hill giants and frost (or Alfheim redirects here For other uses see Alfheim (disambiguation Álfheimr or Alfheim ( Elf-home) is the abode of the Or perhaps, the name of Hálogi's wife should be rendered instead as Glód (Glóð 'red-hot embers') if this Logi is indeed either identical or confused with Logi as a personification of fire. The names of his daughters in this account were Eisa 'glowing embers' and Eimyrja 'embers', the fairest women in the land, whose names were later applied to the things which became their meaning, certain indication of the original fiery nature of their father. (Wife and daughters are sometimes wrongly ascribed to Loki rather than Logi in secondary sources. )
Two of Hálogi's jarls named Véseti and Vífil (Vífill) abducted Hálogi's daughters and fled the country. At that point Hálogi is out of the story. Véseti settled in Borgundarhólm (Bornholm) where Eisa bore him two sons named Búi and Sigurd Cape (Sigurðr Kápa). Bornholm (b̥ʌnˈhʌlˀm or [bɔʀnˈhɔlˀm]) ( Old Norse: Burgundarholm ' is a Danish Island in the Baltic Sea located Vífil fled farther east to an island named Vífilsey 'Vífil's Isle' where Eimyrja bore him a son named Víking (Víkingr) who was father of Thorstein (Þorsteinn) the hero of the saga. Viking is the name of the son of Vífil and Eimyrja in Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar. Víking is made out to be a contemporary of a King Ólaf (Ólafr) who is said to be the brother of King Önund (Ǫnundr) of Sweden. Brøt-Anundr ( Old East Norse) or Braut-Önundr ( Old West Norse) (meaning trail-blazer Anund or Anund the land-clearer) was a legendary "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Descendants of Thorstein appear in Fridthjófs saga ins frækna (Friðþjófs saga ins frækna 'Saga of Fridthjof the Bold') and in the Starkad section of Gautreks saga 'Gautrek's saga'. Starkad, Old Norse: Starkaðr or Störkuðr, Latin: Starcaterus, and during the late Middle Ages, also known as Starkodder Gautreks saga ( Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian Legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts
This account cannot be reconiciled with the account in the Hversu and Orkneyinga saga without assuming multiple figures with the same names. In Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar, Logi (a descendant of giants) is the husband to a niece of King Álf the Old of Álfheim who himself is the husband of Bergdís the daughter of King Raum (Raumr) of Raumaríki. In the other accounts Logi is the brother of Kári who is a distant ancestor of Raum the Old who is father of Álf or Finnálf (Finnálfr), king of Álfheim. Raum the Old (Old Norse Raumr inn gamli) is a legendary king in Norway in the Hversu Noregr byggdist and in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar
Kári
Kári is mentioned in one of the thulur as a term for wind. Fornjót ( Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind of Logi (a personification Otherwise this personage appears only in the Hversu and Orkneyinga saga accounts where Kári appears to be the heir to his father's kingdoms as in the Hversu Kári's descendants emerge also as rulers of Finland and Kvenland. Kári is father of a son who is named Frosti ('frost') according to the Orkneyinga saga but named Jökul (jǫkull 'icicle, ice, glacier') according to the Hversu. Fornjót ( Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind of Logi (a personification This son in turn is the father of Snær the Old (Snærr inn gamli 'Snow the Old').
Side note: performance artist Björk named an instrumental "Frosti" on her 2001 album Vespertine. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Vespertine, released in August 2001 is an album by the Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Björk.
See Snær to follow this lineage further. Snær ( Old Norse) Snærr, East Norse Sniō, Latin Snio) 'snow' in Norse mythology seemingly a personification of snow appearing
More traditions about persons named Frosti and Logi
In the Ynglinga saga the names Logi and Frosti are otherwise connected when it relates that King Agni of Sweden in a raid on Finland killed Frosti, the leader of the Finns who opposed him and captured Skjálf, Frosti's daughter, and her brother Logi. The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. (But the verse of the Ynglingtal quoted here as confirmation says only that Skjálf is Logi's kin. ) For Skjálf's marriage to Agni and her vengeance on him see Agni. Agne, Agni, Hogne or Agni Skjálfarbondi was a mythological king of Sweden, of the House of Yngling. Agni himself, as discussed under Snær, is here a descendant of Snær through Snær's daughter Drífa who married King Vanlandi of Sweden. Snær ( Old Norse) Snærr, East Norse Sniō, Latin Snio) 'snow' in Norse mythology seemingly a personification of snow appearing Vanlandi or Vanlande was a Swedish king at Uppsala of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology.
Fornjót as an ancestor of the House of Yngling
This is a family tree which is not only based on Historia Norwegiae and Ynglinga saga. Historia Norwegiæ is a short history of the Norwegian past written by a Monk around the second half of the 12th century The Ynglinga saga was originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet Snorri Sturluson about 1225. It also includes some members who are mentioned in other Old Norse sources (and in Beowulf). Beowulf is an Old English Heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between The names of Swedish kings are shown in bold.
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(1) Germanic goddess often suggested to be the same as Njord's unknown sister with whom he had Frey and Freyja. Njörðr is a Vanir god in Norse mythology. In surviving sources Njörðr is the father of the major deities Freyr and Freyja by his unnamed Nerthus is a Goddess in Germanic paganism associated with fertility. Fornjót ( Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind of Logi (a personification Ægir ( Old Norse "sea" is a Jötunn and a king of the sea in Norse mythology. Fornjót ( Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind of Logi (a personification Fornjót ( Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind of Logi (a personification Freyja (sometimes anglicized as Freya) is a major goddess in Norse Paganism, a subset of Germanic Paganism. "Frey" redirects here For other uses of Frey and Freyr, see Frey (disambiguation. Gerðr is a Jötunn in Norse Mythology most well known as the wife of the Norse god Freyr. Fornjót ( Old Norse Fornjótr) is an ancient giant in Norse mythology, the father of Kári (a personification of wind of Logi (a personification In Cryptography, LOKI89 and LOKI91 are Block ciphers designed as possible replacements for the Data Encryption Standard (DES Sigyn ( Old Norse "victorious girl-friend" is a goddess and wife of Loki in Norse mythology. Fjölnir, Fjölner, Fjolner or Fjolne ( 1st century BC - early 1st century AD was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling Snær ( Old Norse) Snærr, East Norse Sniō, Latin Snio) 'snow' in Norse mythology seemingly a personification of snow appearing Agne, Agni, Hogne or Agni Skjálfarbondi was a mythological king of Sweden, of the House of Yngling. Narfi in Norse mythology may refer to the son of Loki or the father of Nótt, the personified Night. Sveigðir, Sveigder or Swegde was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, Nótt ( Old Norse "night" is Night personified Naglfar, in Norse mythology, is described in the Prose Edda as a ship made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead Vanlandi or Vanlande was a Swedish king at Uppsala of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. Vanlandi or Vanlande was a Swedish king at Uppsala of the House of Yngling in Norse mythology. Auðr or Auði the Rich is a character in Norse mythology who is only mentioned by Snorri Sturluson. In Scandinavian mythology, Visbur was a king of the House of Ynglings and the son of Vanlandi. In Norse mythology Domalde, Dómaldi or Dómaldr was a Swedish king of the House of Ynglings cursed by his stepmother according to Dan is the name of one or more legendary kings of the Danes in medieval Scandinavian texts Drightin ( Old English: dryhtin, Old Norse: dróttin) was a northern European title for nobility corresponding to "prince" in a broader for the Tibetan village see Domar Tibet In Norse mythology, the Swedish king Domar of the House of Ynglings was Dyggvi or Dyggve was a mythological Swedish king of the House of Ynglings He died in bed and never reached Valhalla. Dag the Wise or Dagr Spaka (2nd or 3rd century AD was a mythological Swedish king of the House of Ynglings He was the son of Dyggvi, the former Agne, Agni, Hogne or Agni Skjálfarbondi was a mythological king of Sweden, of the House of Yngling. See Alaric for the Gothic kings Alrek and Eirík ( Old Norse Alrekr and Eiríkr See Alaric for the Gothic kings Alrek and Eirík ( Old Norse Alrekr and Eiríkr Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar is a Scandinavian Legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century. Yngvi and Alf were two legendary Swedish kings of the House of Yngling. Yngvi and Alf were two legendary Swedish kings of the House of Yngling. Yngvi and Alf were two legendary Swedish kings of the House of Yngling. Hugleik or Ochilaik (a namesake of Hygelac) was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling, according to the Ynglinga saga Jorund or Jörundr ( 5th century) was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling. Hjalmar and Ingeborg was a legendary Swedish couple The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the Hervarar saga and in For the village in Azerbaijan see Avun; for the airport with the IATA location identifier "AUN" see Auburn Municipal Airport (California. Ongentheow, (Anglo-Saxon Ongenþeow, Ongenþio, Ongendþeow; Swedish Angantyr) (– ca 515 was the name of a semi-legendary Swedish Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian name The name is derived from Proto-Norse * Hailaga with its original meaning being dedicated to the Onela, Proto-Norse * Anula ( Diminutive with l-suffix to a name starting with * Anu-, or directly of an apellative * anuz, 'ancestor' This is about the Swedish king Ohthere For the Norwegian voyager by the same name see Ohthere of Hålogaland Ohthere, Ohtere (the Yrsa, Yrse, Yrs or Urse ( 6th century) was a tragic heroine of Scandinavian legend Eadgils, Adils, Aðils, Adillus, Aðísl at Uppsölum, Athisl, Athislus, Adhel was a Semi-legendary king Eanmund was a Swedish Prince of the Scylfing Dynasty. Unlike his relatives Eanmund is only mentioned in Beowulf. Hrólfr Kraki, Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage (early 6th century) was a Legendary Danish king who appears both in Eysteinn (d ca 600 was the son of Eadgils and Yrsa of Saxony. non '''Gautr''' '''Gauti''' '''Guti''' Gothus and Geats are name forms based on the same Proto-Germanic root *gem ǥuđ- (see god This article deals with the legendary Swedish king Ingvar For a treatment of the name see Ingvar (name. The Norse sagas relate of a number of kings of Nerike who ruled during the mythological past of Scandinavia. Gautrekr was a Legendary Geatish king who appears in several sources such as Gautreks saga, Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Algaut (or Algöt) was a Geatish king who ruled West Götaland according to the Heimskringla. Brøt-Anundr ( Old East Norse) or Braut-Önundr ( Old West Norse) (meaning trail-blazer Anund or Anund the land-clearer) was a legendary Ingjaldr hinn illráði or Ingjald illråde ("ill-ruler" was a legendary Swedish king of the House of Ynglings Ingjald may have ruled sometime Olaf Tree Feller ( Old Norse: Ólafr trételgja, Swedish Olof Trätälja, Norwegian Olav Tretelgja) was the son of the Swedish king Ingjald Halfdan Hvitbeinn ( Old Norse: Hálfdan hvítbeinn) was a mythical petty king in Norway described in Ynglinga saga. Ingjald Olofsson was the son of Olof Trätälja and became the king of Värmland after his death Eystein Halfdansson ( Old Norse: Eysteinn Hálfdansson) was the son of Halfdan Hvitbeinn of the House of Yngling according to Heimskringla Halfdan the Mild ( Old Norse: Hálfdan hinn mildi) was the son of king Eystein Halfdansson, of the House of Yngling and he succeeded his father Gudrød the Hunter ( Old Norse: Guðrǫðr veiðikonungr, Norwegian Gudrød Veidekonge) was a semi-legendary king in south-east Norway, during Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (c 810 – c 860) ( Old Norse: Hálfdan svarti, Norwegian Halvdan Svarte) was the father of the first Olaf Gudrødsson, or as he was named after his death Olaf Geirstad-Alf, was a legendary Norwegian king of the House of Yngling from the Ynglinga saga. Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair ( Old Norse: Haraldr hárfagri, Norwegian: Harald Hårfagre) (c Ragnvald (or Rognvald) "the Mountain-High" Olafsson was a petty king of Vestfold in what is today Norway.
(2) Gymir is identified with Ægir in accordance with Skáldskaparmál. Ægir ( Old Norse "sea" is a Jötunn and a king of the sea in Norse mythology. Ægir ( Old Norse "sea" is a Jötunn and a king of the sea in Norse mythology. The second part of Snorri Sturluson 's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál or "language of poetry" (c
(3) Erik's only child, the warrior princess Þornbjörg, appears in Gautreks saga and in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar
(4) Ingeborg appears in the Tyrfing Cycle, e. Gautreks saga ( Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian Legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar is a Scandinavian Legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century. The Tyrfing Cycle is a collection of Norse legends unified by the shared element of the Magic sword Tyrfing. g. Orvar-Odd's saga and Hervarar saga. Orvar-Odd (ie arrow-odd) was a legendary hero of whom an anonymous Icelander wrote in the latter part of the 13th century. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks is a Legendary saga from the 13th century combining matter from several older sagas
(5) Here Áli's inclusion is based on Beowulf, the oldest source. Beowulf is an Old English Heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between
(6) Adils' brother who is only mentioned in Beowulf.
Alternative spellings
Alternative Anglicizations are: Ægir: Aegir ; Álf: Alf ; Alvór: Alvor ; Bergdís: Bergdis ; Búi: Bue ; Eimyrja: Eimyria, Einmyria (misspelling); Finnálf: Finnalf ; Fornjót: Fornjot, Forniot, Forniotr ; Glöd: Glod, Glut (a supposed German translation); Grím: Grim ; Grímsgard: Grimsgard ; Háloki: Halogi ; Hlér: Hler ; Jökul (jökull is Icelandic for glacier): Jokul, Iökul ; Kári: Kari ; Logi: Loge ; Snær: Snaer, Snœr, Snow ; Véseti: Vesete ; Vífil: Vifil ; Víking: Viking. The glaciers of Iceland cover 111% of the land area of the country (about 11
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