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Njord
[ nyawrd ]
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
- the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king of the Vanir.
Njord
/ njɔːd; njɔːθ /
noun
- Norse myth the god of the sea, fishing, and prosperity
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Njord1
First recorded in 1830–35; from Old Norse ǫٳ; compare Latin Nerthus, a Germanic female deity described by Tacitus ( def )
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The Peterhead-registered Njord got into difficulty in the North Sea, about 100 nautical miles west of Stavanger.
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Frey spoke to nobody when they got there, neither his father, Njord, who is the master of all who sail the seas, nor his stepmother, Skadi, the lady of the mountains.
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Njord, Frey, and Freyja, and the other priests who had ruled under him in Asgard, accompanied him, and sons of his were also with him.
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But it was not Baldur at all, but Njord, the old one, whom she had chosen.
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The daughter of Njord and sister of Frey.
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