Njörðr
Njörðr is typically referred to as one of the Vanir. Examples of this are seen in the þulur, where Njöðr and Freyr are listed in the ása heiti ("Poetic equivalents for áss"). In Ynglinga saga, Njörðr was exchanged as a hostage from the Vanir with Hœnir and Mímir from the Æsir.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 1400
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Old Norse Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Odin, Skaði, Gefjon, Óðr, Hnoss, Gersemi, Hildisvíni, Frigg, Gullveig, Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr, Irpa, Menglöð, Ægir, Þrymr, Vættir, Heimdallr, Óttar, Þjazi, Baldr, Iðunn, Sleipnir, Svaðilfari, Sif, Hött, Svafrþorinn, Svefnþorn, Sūrya, Sol, Saulė, Sulis, Tsar Solnitse, Surtr, Gerðr, Byggvir, Beyla, Beli, Njǫr-un, Nerthus, Freyr, Skírnir, Gymir, Balder, hofgoðunum, Heimdal, Skjöldr, Yngvi, Ingui, Neorth, Froyr, Fiolni, Yngvi, son of Alrekr, áss, Thor, devils
- parent of
- Freyja, Freyr, Yngvi-Freyr
- syncretized with
- Nerthus
- child of
- Yngvi Tyrkja konungr
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“inclusive of Njörðr and his descendants, typically referred to as the Vanir. Examples of this are seen in the þulur, where Njöðr and Freyr are listed in the ása heiti ("Poetic equivalents for áss") and Freyja in that for the ásunjur. The main tales that present the Æsir and Vanir as distinct family groups are those concerning the Æsir-Vanir war, which are contained within Völuspá, Ynglinga saga and Skáldskaparmál. This conflict between the gods occurred long in the past and in Ynglinga saga ends”
#2781 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Odin was the king of the realm, and made Njörðr and Freyr temple priests. Freyja was the daughter of Njörðr, and was Odin's concubine.”
#12662 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Menglöð has often been theorized as the goddess Freyja, and according to this theory, Svafrþorinn would therefore be the god Njörðr.”
#15280 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the combination of sun symbols with ships in religious practices...seem to derive from religious practices surrounding a fertility god (such as the Vanir gods Njörðr or Freyr)”
#16187 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In a poem by Egill Skalla-Grímsson, Freyr is called upon along with Njörðr to drive Eric Bloodaxe from Norway. The same skald mentions in Arinbjarnarkviða that his friend has been blessed by the two gods.”
#16607 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001