Skírnir
Skírnir is Freyr's foot-page. Freyr tells Skírnir that he has fallen in love with a beautiful woman and thinks he will die if he cannot have her. He asks Skírnir to go and woo her for him.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1400
- Historical notes
- Referenced by Snorri Sturluson in 13th century Iceland.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Byggvir, Beyla, Skíðblaðnir, Gullinbursti, Beli, Hrímgrímnir, Gymir, Surtr, Freyja, Njörðr, Thor, Odin, Skaði
- allied with
- Oðinn
- enemy of
- Fenrir
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“After a period of brooding, he consents to talk to Skírnir, his foot-page. He tells Skírnir that he has fallen in love with a beautiful woman and thinks he will die if he cannot have her. He asks Skírnir to go and woo her for him.”
#16601 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Gylfaginning (The Beguiling of Gylfi), the god Freyr is forced to fight weaponless against the giant Beli, since he has given his sword to his servant Skírnir before sending him to court Gerðr for his master. Freyr eventually manages to kill the giant with the antler of a hart (stag).”
#41200 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Skírnir turns to threats; he points out to Gerðr that he holds a sword in his hand and he threatens to cut her head from her neck unless she agrees.”
#41236 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Skírnir appears in several works of modern literature inspired by the Eddic poem Skírnismál. This includes a major part of the Danish poet Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger's Nordens Guder (1819) as well as Icelandic poet Gerður Kristný's Blóðhófnir (2010)”
#41316 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001