Njörðr
Njörðr (also Njord Njord or called ) is one of the Vanir in Norse mythology.
Swell
The God Njörðr is mainly from the Snorra Edda, the Ynglinga saga and some Edda songs ( Vafþrúðnismál, Lokasenna, Grímnismál ), ie the high medieval scholar Snorri mythography known. There are also a few ritual formulas in which his name appears. In Aris Íslendingabók Njörðr stands as the second name in the Ynglinga genealogy. This form of the name is the traditional name of Tacitus Nerthus begotten.
Place names, mostly use the genitive singular ( Njardar ) are mainly represented in Eastern Sweden ( Östergötland), in Eastern Norway and in the coastal areas of western Norway.
The connection Nerthus and Njörðr raises problems, since it is in Tacitus is a goddess, which he assigns a smaller tribal group within a narrowly defined geographical area. Then there is the large time interval between Tacitus and the Scandinavian sources. There Njörðr is a male God. There are a number of theories about these problems. Time, Nerthus have gradually spread to Scandinavia, even if it were a allgermanischen from the outset God. Previously, the u -declension for masculine and feminine words have gleichgelautet, the feminine u -declension was but gradually died out in Scandinavia, which would then become the masculine Nerthus God. It is also argued that there had been in truth a pair of gods, only the vital Nerthus was mentioned by the Tacitus. In the Edda, then the male partner had come to the fore, and the female had been modified to Skadi. Recently, this connection between Nerthus and Njord is questioned ( Simek, S. 148; Motz ).
Njörðr Myth
In euhemeristischen context Njörðr is a king of ancient times, when Snorri than the second according to Odin. When Ari froðis family tree of the Ynglingengeschlechts his father Odin but not Yngvi Tyrkja is konungr. Odin does not happen with him. This arrangement also provides the Historia Norvegiae ( inguinal rex ... Neorth ... Froyr ). In Snorri, Odin and Freyr Njörðr has used as a sacrificial priest. They were then rulers have been in a peaceful and lush time, so the Svea Njörðr for this busy time held as responsible, so he was raised to the god of fertility.
Njörðr seems strange rare in the mythological sources. In the mythological context of the Gylfaginning Snorri Njörðr are maritime features. His residence is noatun, the ship's course. He ruled the winds on the sea, over the sea and the fire.
" Inn þriði he áss sá he he kallaðr Njörðr. Hann BYR á Himni, thar this heitir noatun. Hann ræðr fyrir göngu vinds ok stillir SJA ok eld. Á hann skal til heita sæfara ok til Veida. Hann var ... upp í fæddr Vanaheimi. "
" The third Ase is called Njord, he lives in heaven, the place that is called Noatun. He has mastered the course of the wind and sea quenches and fire; him one calls at sea and when fishing. He was educated in ... Wanaheim. "
Njörðr the gods of the Aesir family was allocated, which was created by "wise powers " in Wanenheim. He was then but with his son Freyr as a hostage to the Aesir. This motif seems hostage to judge from the Edda songs to be very old.
Óðinn KVAD: " Seg thu That It tíunda, alls Thu Tiva rök OIL, Vafthrudnir, vitir, hvaðan Njörðr of com með ása SONUM - hofum ok hörgum hann ræðr hundmörgum - ok Vard -at hann aSum Alinn. " Vafthrudnir KVAD: " Í Vanaheimi skópu hann Vis regin ok seldu at gíslingu goðum, í aldar rök hann mun koma aftr home með visa vönum. "
Odin said: Tell me the tenth, if you know the source of all Gods, Wafthrudnir, you know, how did Nörðr to the Asensöhnen - Courtyards and shrines he has in large numbers - and did not grow on at the Aesir? Wafthrudnir said: In Wanenheim created it as deities and sent him to the gods as a hostage. At the end of time should he come back home to the wise Vanir.
After Skáldskaparmál to Skadi may choose from Þrymheimr as penance for the murder of the Aesir to her father Thiazi among the gods a husband, but can see from the gods only the feet. She believes to have chosen Baldr. However, the feet were Njörðr. Snorri emphasizes that the couple were siblings and adds that such incestuous marriages were common in the Vanir, but prohibited in the Aesir.
The marriage failed because they could not dwell in the same place. They had initially agreed that Njörðr should stay three nights at Njörðr the sea nine nights at Skadi in Þrymheimr and Skadi. But Skadi was because of the seagulls screaming in noatun not sleep, and Njörðr could not bear the howling of wolves. According to Snorri Njörðr got later the two children Freyr and Freya, in Egill Skallagrímsson is not unique. The distribution of the times of cohabitation has symbolic meaning. It reflects the annual classification reflected in nine winter months and three summer months. The activities of the three summer months with respect to the Vanir: seafaring, farming and fishing. It follows that the myth of Njörðr and Skadi comes from the West Nordic milieu.
There is also a myth Schwank in Lokasenna, after which the daughters of the giant Ymir Njörðs had mouth used as a chamber pot. Also narrated from Snorri failed marriage to Skadi carries varying traits.