Njord in an illustration to the Poetic Edda from 1893. Asgard is the second largest multi-ring structure ( Impact crater) on Jupiter 's moon Callisto, measuring 1600 km in diameter The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval Manuscript Codex Regius.

In Norse mythology, Njord or Njordr (Old Norse Njörðr) is one of the Vanir and the god of wind, fertile land along the seacoast, as well as seamanship, sailing and fishing. Norse mythology comprises the indigenous pre-Christian religion, beliefs and Legends of the Scandinavian peoples including those who settled on Iceland Vanir is the name of one of the two groups of gods in Norse mythology, the other and more well known being the Æsir. The prose Edda says he has the power to calm the sea or fire. He is the husband of Skaði and father of Yngvi-Freyr and Freyja. "Frey" redirects here For other uses of Frey and Freyr, see Frey (disambiguation. Freyja (sometimes anglicized as Freya) is a major goddess in Norse Paganism, a subset of Germanic Paganism. Their mother was, according to the Heimskringla, Njord's own sister and lover. Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse Kings' sagas. Apparently the Vanir, unlike the Æsir, had the custom of consanguineous marriage. In Old Norse, áss (or ǫ́ss ás, plural æsir, feminine ásynja, feminine plural ásynjur) is the term denoting one of the principal Consanguinity (" con- (with sanguine (blood -ity" refers to the property of being from the same Lineage as another person His sister's name may also be Njord, according to the reconstruction of the name of a Teutonic goddess that Tacitus transliterated into Latin as "Nerthus" (= Njörðr). Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca 56 &ndash ca 117 was a senator and a Historian of the Roman Empire. His dwelling is said to be Noatún ('Ship-town'). Njord is also a god closely associated with fertility, as are the Vanir in general.

Njord and his children joined the Æsir as Vanir hostages after the Æsir/Vanir war. Such hostages are considered part of the family of the aristocracy and rightful leaders, but are not free to leave so as to secure the mutual interests of the peace treaty.

Njördr is the Old Norse equivalent of the goddess Nerthus described by Tacitus. 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 Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Nerthus is a Goddess in Germanic paganism associated with fertility. Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (ca 56 &ndash ca 117 was a senator and a Historian of the Roman Empire. It has been suggested (H. R. Ellis Davidson, Gods and Myths of Northern Europe, 1964) that there was possibly originally a male and female pair of deities, Njord and Nerthus, with Freyja later replacing Nerthus. Dr Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis, 1 October 1914 - January 2006 was a British Antiquarian and academic writing in particular She also makes the point that there were other male/female pairings of Norse gods of whom little is known but their names, e. g. Ullr and *Ullin. In Germanic paganism, Ullr appears to have been a major god in prehistoric times or even an epitheton (* wulþuz, Old English wuldor, meaning

The comparative mythologist Georges Dumézil developed the idea introduced by Jacob Grimm that the hero Hadingus in Saxo Grammaticus' Danish History, Book I, might be an euhemerized version of Njord. Georges Dumézil ( March 4, 1898 – October 11, 1986) was a French comparative Philologist best known for his analysis of Sovereignty Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm ( Hanau, January 4, 1785 &ndash September 20, 1863 in Berlin) German Philologist Main article Haddingjar. Hadingus was one of the earliest Legendary Danish kings according to Saxo Grammaticus ' "Saxo" redirects here For the car see Citroën Saxo and for the bank see Saxo Bank Saxo Grammaticus (c Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes" is a work of Danish history by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate" Euhemerus (Εὐήμερος (working late fourth century BC was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedon. This suggestion was used by science-fiction/fantasy writer Poul Anderson in his War of the Gods. Poul William Anderson ( November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American Science fiction author who wrote during a Golden

In Viktor Rydberg's idiosyncratic reconstruction of Norse mythology Njord was also known as Fridleif, the Lover of Frith (peace). Abraham Viktor Rydberg ( Jönköping, December 18, 1828 &ndash Djursholm, September 22, 1895) was a Swedish Fridleif ( Ynglinga saga) was a son of Fróði of the Skjöldung ( Scylding) lineage Frith is an obsolete English word meaning "peace freedom from molestation protection safety security" With Hodur, he undertook a mission of peace to Weland and Egil, which they refused. He rescued his son Freyr from the giants later on. During the war between Æsir and Vanir, he led the attack on Asgard and won. While he was gone from Vanaheim, Loki tried to take over there, but Njord defeated him in battle and routed him.

How Njord met Skadi

According to Rydberg, The Æsir regretfully killed Skadi's father, Weland-Thjazi, who had inflicted the Ice Age on the world. In Norse mythology, Þjazi (anglicized as Thiazi, Thjazi or Thiassi) was a giant and the father of Skaði. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets Skadi put on her skis and skied all the way to Valhalla. The gods agreed that they would have to repay her in some way. She would be able to choose any of the males as her husband, but she was only allowed to look at the feet as she chose. She looked long at the feet of all the men in the land, and chose the cleanest pair, thinking that it must belong to Baldr. It wasn't Baldr, however, but Njord, whose feet were washed clean by the sea. Although they loved each other very much, their marriage had some difficulties. Skadi lived in a land of winter, but Njord didn't like being awakened all the time by the wolves, and he could hardly sleep anyway because it was so cold. Skadi couldn't take living in a spring forest, being awakened early by the birds. And she thought it was a little too warm. They decided to live a week at each place, and it worked well for them until they got tired of it, and were so distressed they decided to live away from each other.

Njord in place names

Several places in Norway seem to be named after the god Njord. The most notable ones are the parish and municipality of Nærøy in the county of Nord-Trøndelag (Norse Njarðøy - 'Njords island'), the parish of Nærøy in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, and the parish (and former municipality) of Norderhov in the county of Buskerud (Norse Njarðarhof - 'Njords temple'). Nærøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. is a county in the central Norwegian region called Trøndelag. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Nærøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. is a county (fylke in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. Norderhov is a former municipality in Buskerud county Norway It was created in 1837 as Norderhoug Formannskapsdistrikt. is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Others are as follows:

Njarð(ar)heimr (Njords homestead), the name of seven farms in the parishes of Nærbø, Rygge, Suldal (2), Tanum, Tresfjord and Ølen. Nærbø is a village located in Hå municipality in Rogaland, Norway. Rygge is a municipality in the county of Østfold Norway. Rygge was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Suldal is a municipality in the northeast of Rogaland county Norway located in the Ryfylke historically traditional district. Tanum may refer to Tanum Municipality in Sweden Tanum in Bærum, Norway Tresfjord is a village in the municipality of Vestnes, Norway. Ølen is a former municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Njarð(ar)land (Njords land), the name of four farms in the parishes of Hesby, Masfjorden, Nærbø and Vistdalen. Masfjorden is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Nærbø is a village located in Hå municipality in Rogaland, Norway. Njarð(ar)vík (Njords inlet), the name of four farms in the parishes of Bru, Edøy, Orkdal and Ølen. Edøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county Norway, located in the southern part of Smøla. Orkdal is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Ølen is a former municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Njarð(ar)øy (Njords island), the name of three farms in the parishes of Hemne, Herøy and Øksnes. Hemne is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Herøy is A municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal in Norway, see Herøy Møre og Romsdal. Øksnes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway Øksnes was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Njarðarhof (Njords temple), the name of a farm in the parish of Løten. Løten is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway The parish of Løiten was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Njarðarhóll (Njords hill), the name of a farm in the parish of Lade. LADE - Líneas Aéreas del Estado is an Airline based in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. Njarðarlog (Njords district), the former name of the island of Tysnes. Tysnes is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland Njarðarvin (Njords meadow/pasture), the name of a farm in the parish of Fet. Fet is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The municipality centre is Fetsund. (The names are given in the Norse form, and Njarðar is the genitive case of Njord. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Some of the names, however, have the short form Njarð-, and it is questionable whether these ones are related to the name of the god Njord. )

Nóatún - the name of Njörður´s halls is now a registered trademark for a chain of Icelandic supermarkets.

Name

Njörðr's name is written Njǫrðr in standardized Old Norse spelling but the 'ǫ' is often replaced with 'ö' for familiarity or technical expediency. The Orthography of the Old Norse language since the introduction of the Latin alphabet in Iceland was varied historically It can be represented or Anglicized in many ways including Njord, Njordr, Niord, Niordr, Njörd and Njördr.

External links

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