What is Njörðr the god of?
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the sea and seafaring
Njörðr grants sailors and fishermen fair winds and full catches and thus prosperity.
💡 Did you know? He was invoked for a safe voyage and a rich catch.
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Why did Njörðr's marriage to Skaði fail?
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over the quarrel of sea or mountains
Njörðr could not bear Skaði's cold mountains, nor she his loud seashore.
💡 Did you know? So they lived apart: an early myth of the long-distance relationship.
Whose father is Njörðr?
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of Freyr and Freyja
Njörðr is the father of the two beloved fertility gods Freyr and Freyja.
💡 Did you know? As a Vanir hostage, Njörðr came to Asgard after the war between the Vanir and the Aesir.
Where does Njörðr live?
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in Nóatún by the sea
Njörðr's home Nóatún, „ship enclosure,“ lies on the coast, where he watches over the harbours.
💡 Did you know? He could calm wind and sea and was therefore seen as a god of wealth.
How did Njörðr come to the Aesir?
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as a hostage after the Vanir war
After the war between Aesir and Vanir, Njörðr came to the Aesir as a hostage and token of peace.
💡 Did you know? There the fertility god was greatly honoured and taken into the divine family.
For what was Njörðr especially invoked?
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for seafaring and fishing
Fishermen and sailors asked Njörðr for calm seas, fair winds and a rich catch.
💡 Did you know? Wealth and good business too were credited to his blessing.
By what did Skadi recognise Njörd in choosing a husband?
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by his beautiful feet
She had hoped the feet were Baldr's.
💡 Did you know? Seawater had washed them smooth and fair.
How many nights did Njörd and Skadi first spend in Thrymheim?
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nine nights
Wolf-howls tormented him, gull-cries her.
💡 Did you know? In the end they parted all the same.
What was Njörd asked for besides fair winds?
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for wealth
“Rich as Njörd” was said of the wealthy.
💡 Did you know? Sea trade made men rich and Njörd was its god.
With whom did Njörd father his children among the Vanir?
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with his sister
Among the Vanir, sibling marriage was allowed.
💡 Did you know? The Aesir afterwards demanded other customs.
Where does Njörd return at the world's end?
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home to the Vanir
To Vanaheim, says the Vafþrúðnismál.
💡 Did you know? One of the few exceptions to Ragnarök.
What does the name of his home, Nóatún, mean?
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ship-yard
The sea god's harbour.
💡 Did you know? “Nór” (the ship) lies within the name.
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