Odin and Hœnir] sent Loki to get the gold; he went to Ron and got her net, and went then to Andvari's fall and cast the net in front of the pike, and the pike leaped into the net. [13] As the daughter of a giant, Skadi is both an outsider and an ally of the gods. Her marriage to Njord highlights the tension between her nature as a mountain-dwelling goddess and her attempt to integrate into the more refined and cultured world of the gods. Skadi’s story also highlights the importance of humor and play in Norse mythology, as well as the ways in which the gods sought to avoid conflict by negotiating with their enemies [2]. Skadi choosing her husband by Louis Huard Skadi’s Appearance and Personality The Norse goddess Eir (‘help’ or ‘mercy’) was linked with medical skill and is described as a very good physician. Some sources for Norse mythology suggest that she was a Valkyrie rather than a goddess.

Skadi is one of the most intriguing figures in Norse mythology, and her story has inspired countless artists and writers throughout the centuries. From Viking Age carvings to modern novels, Skadi has been portrayed in a variety of different ways, each one capturing a different aspect of her character and significance in Norse culture [5]. Gefion was a goddess of fertility and agriculture associated with the plough. According to her saga in the canon of Norse Mythology, she disguised herself as a beggar woman and asked the Swedish King to give her some land. Henry Adams Bellows translation But from above did Sigrun brave Aid the men and all their faring; Mightily came from the claws of Ron The leader's sea-beast off Gnipalund. [8] The red ring here I hew me Once owned of Halfdan's father, The wealthy lord of erewhile, Or the sea waves undo us, So on the guests shall gold be, If we have need of guesting; Meet so for mighty men-folk Amid Ran's hall to hold them." [23] Chapter 33 of Skáldskaparmál discusses why skalds may refer to gold as "Ægir's fire". The section traces the kenning to a narrative surrounding Ægir, in which the jötunn employs "glowing gold" in the center of his hall to light it "like fire" (which the narrator compares to flaming swords in Valhalla). The section explains that "Ran is the name of Ægir's wife, and the names of their nine daughters are as was written above ... Then the Æsir discovered that Ran had a net in which she caught everyone that went to sea ... so this is the story of the origin of gold being called fire or light or brightness of Ægir, Ran or Ægir's daughters, and from such kennings the practice has now developed of calling gold fire of the sea and of all terms for it, since Ægir and Ran's names are also terms for the sea, and hence gold is now called fire of lakes or rivers and of all river-names." [18]Rán receives three mentions in the Poetic Edda; twice in poetry and once in prose. The first mention occurs in a stanza in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I, when the valkyrie Sigrún assists the ship of the hero Helgi Hundingsbane as it encounters ferocious waters: Old Norse: Veiztu um ϸá sǫk sverði of rækak, var ǫlsmið[r] allra tíma; hroða vágs brœðr ef vega mættak; fœra ek andvígr Ægis mani. [6]

Bellows, Henry Adams. 1936. Trans. The Poetic Edda. Princeton University Press. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation.Skadi’s Treasure and the Late Viking Age” by Neil Price (published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association)

Njorun – her associations are never attested, but etymology suggests that she was related to the Earth. Nefarious volume II chapter 7 has been posted, sorry for the almost week long delay been slammed at work. Enjoy. I'll probably get chapter eight out around mid-lateish June, I've got my summer courses starting up on Monday and I've got to find out how to juggle that between work as well.

Game Engine Progress Today! by DrMorphGTS, journal

In Norse mythology, Rán ( Old Norse: [ˈrɒːn]) is a goddess and a personification of the sea. Rán and her husband Ægir, a jötunn who also personifies the sea, have nine daughters, who personify waves. The goddess is frequently associated with a net, which she uses to capture sea-goers. According to the prose introduction to a poem in the Poetic Edda and in Völsunga saga, Rán once loaned her net to the god Loki. Nanna – the wife of Balder who either died of grief after he died, or threw herself on his funeral pyre in grief. Faulkes (1998:95). The chapter continues with discussion regarding the development of these kennings and the concept of allegory. For the vore lovers out there, I would highly recommend a read of one of the new tales from La Petite Mort. It's sure to get the juices flowing.