Njord – Mythopedia Njord’s parentage remains murky, and it is unclear whether or not he even had parents; his existence may have simply been taken for granted Njord married the jötunn Skadi, but their marriage was a loveless one and the two seldom saw each other While Njord fathered two children—the beloved Freyr and Freya—their mother was Njord’s
Nerthus – Mythopedia She was connected to Njord, the Norse god of the sea, though whether they were consorts or separate embodiments of the same deity remains unclear What little is known about Nerthus comes from the first century writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, rather than more traditional sources of Norse mythology
Vanaheim – Mythopedia High went on to explain that Njord came to the Aesir as a hostage in the aftermath of the Aesir-Vanir War: Njördr is not of the race of the Æsir: he was reared in the land of the Vanir [ Vanaheimr ], but the Vanir delivered him as hostage to the gods, and took for hostage in exchange him that men call Hœnir; he became an atonement between
Freya – Mythopedia Freya was the daughter of Njord (also Njordr), a god of the Vanir associated with the sea, sailing, fishing, wealth, and the fertility of crops While her mother’s identity was ultimately unknown, some speculated that Freya was the daughter of Nerthus, an old Germanic deity known as a goddess of “peace and plenty "
Freyr – Mythopedia Freyr was the son of Njord, a powerful Vanir who commanded the seas While the name of Freyr’s mother remains unknown, it is believed that she was Njord’s sister Freyr had only one sibling—his twin sister, the mighty goddess Freya Family Tree Parents
Nine Realms - Mythopedia Overview According to Norse cosmology, the known universe was composed of Nine Realms These realms were Asgard, the near-perfect home of the Aesir deities; Jotunheim, the fallen world of the monstrous jötunn; Midgard, the land of humans; Alfheim, home of the elves; Hel, a resting place for the dead; Vanaheim, the world of the magical Vanir deities; Nidavellir, the subterranean realm of the
Loki – Mythopedia Loki was the ultimate trickster among the Norse gods, a shapeshifter whose wily deceptions sowed chaos among his people He survived the fallout of his pranks thanks to his wit and cunning
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Heimdall – Mythopedia Heimdall was the divine sentinel of the Norse pantheon His keen eyesight and hearing made him the perfect guardian of the Bifrost, the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to the human realm
Viking Names - Mythopedia Viking names: History, structure, and meaning Whether you hear the horn or see their longboats appearing on the horizon, there are few sounds as fearsome in history as the Viking name