Sif

her golden hair

Sif's golden hair is read as an image of the ripe grain fields: a sign of fertility.

💡 Did you know? When Loki cut off her hair, dwarves had to forge her new, growing hair out of real gold.

Thor

Sif is the wife of the mighty thunder god Thor.

💡 Did you know? The dwarves' task of remaking Sif's hair produced several marvels at once: among them Thor's hammer Mjölnir.

for the ripe grain fields

Sif's golden hair is read as an image of the waving, ripe fields of grain.

💡 Did you know? That is why Sif is regarded as a goddess of fertility and harvest.

Loki

Out of pure malice Loki cut off the sleeping Sif's magnificent hair.

💡 Did you know? The furious Thor forced him to obtain real golden hair from the dwarves.

Thor's hammer among them

In seeking a replacement, Loki had the dwarves forge several marvels at once.

💡 Did you know? Among them were Thor's hammer Mjölnir, Odin's spear Gungnir and Freyr's ship.

the god Ullr

Sif had a son from an earlier union: Ullr, god of the bow, skiing and winter.

💡 Did you know? Ullr was so esteemed that sacred oaths were sworn by his name too.

the sons of Ivaldi

Dwarven smiths: on Loki's hasty order.

💡 Did you know? The golden hair grew on like real hair.

Thrúd

“Strength”: just like her parents.

💡 Did you know? Thor stalled the wooing dwarf Alvís until the petrifying morning light.

disgrace

That is why Loki's prank was a grave offence.

💡 Did you know? Thor forced him to make amends at once.

the Edda does not say

Sif brought the son into her marriage with Thor.

💡 Did you know? Ullr nonetheless became a great god of winter.

infidelity

In the Lokasenna he boasts of having been her lover.

💡 Did you know? The Edda leaves open what truth there is in it.

for gold

Kennings paraphrase the precious metal this way.

💡 Did you know? Dozens of gold periphrases cite the myth.