Jörð

Jörð

In Norse mythology, Jörð (Old Norse "earth", pronEng|jɔrð , sometimes Anglicized as Jord or Jorth), is a giantess, the mother of Thor, and the personification of the Earth. Fjörgyn and Hlôdyn are considered to be other names for Jörð. [Bellinger (1997:235).]

Jörð is reckoned a goddess, like other giantesses who coupled with the gods. [Orchard (1997:98).] Jörð's name appears in skaldic poetry both as a poetic term for the land and in kennings for Thor.

Etymology

"Jörð" is the common word for "earth" in Old Norse, as are the word's descendants in the modern Scandinavian languages; Icelandic "jörð", Faroese "jørð", Danish, Swedish and Norwegian "jord". It is cognate to English "earth" through Old English "eorðe". ["Earth" in [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=earth Online Etymology Dictionary] .]

Attestations

"Gylfaginning"

In "Gylfaginning", the first part of the Prose Edda, Jörð is described as one of Odin's concubines and the mother of Thor. ["Gylfaginning" 10, 36.] She is the daughter of Annar and Nótt and sister of Auð and Dagr. Otherwise she is essentially unknown.

"Skáldskaparmál"

In Snorri Sturluson's "Skáldskaparmál", Jörð is called the rival of Odin's wife Frigg and his other giantess concubines, Rindr and Gunnlod. [Lindow (2001:205).]

Notes

References

* Bellinger, Gerhard J. (1997). "Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologi". Weltbild/Bechtermünz, Augsburg: ISBN 3828941559
*Lindow, John (2001). "Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs". Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515382-0.
* Orchard, Andy (1997). "Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend". Cassell, London: ISBN 0304345202

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