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vrijdag 31 augustus 2012
allfathers eye
It sees all. As he sits upon his high seat the allfather spies around the known worlds, unknown to those he observes...
Mjoelnir
An impression- in the 4 basic colours- of Thors hand (in iron gloves) holding mjoelnir.
The worldsnake is circuling oraound him. It almost seems it is strangling him, as he tries to break free.
The worldsnake is circuling oraound him. It almost seems it is strangling him, as he tries to break free.
vrijdag 17 augustus 2012
Sjöfn
In Norse mythology,
Sjöfn is a goddess associated with love. Sjöfn is attested in the Prose
Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson; and in three
kennings employed in skaldic poetry.
In chapter 35 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, High provides brief descriptions of 16 ásynjur. High lists Sjöfn seventh, and says that Sjöfn is "concerned to direct people's minds to love, both women and men." In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Sjöfn is included among a list of 27 ásynjur names. Otherwise, the name Sjöfn is thrice employed as a base word in skaldic kennings for "woman".
Regarding the information given about Sjöfn in Gylfaginning, John Lindow says that the word sjafni does indeed appear listed in the þulur as a word for "love", yet that outside of this description no information about the goddess is known. Lindow states that some scholars theorize that Sjöfn may be the goddess Frigg under another name.Rudolf Simek says that Snorri may have derived his etymology of Sjöfn from the Old Norse words sefi ("sense") or from sefi (possibly "relation"), but that the scant references to Sjöfn do not allow for much more of an elaborate explanation for the goddess. Simek says that, accordingly, Sjöfn is viewed as a goddess of "marriage and love, or else one of relationships" and that Sjöfn is among several goddesses mentioned in the Prose Edda "who are matron-like guardian-goddesses."
Modern culture
'Sjofn' is also the name of an album by the Finnish band Gjallarhorn, released in 2000.
Sjöfn appears as a regular character in the New Zealand television series The Almighty Johnsons.
In chapter 35 of the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, High provides brief descriptions of 16 ásynjur. High lists Sjöfn seventh, and says that Sjöfn is "concerned to direct people's minds to love, both women and men." In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Sjöfn is included among a list of 27 ásynjur names. Otherwise, the name Sjöfn is thrice employed as a base word in skaldic kennings for "woman".
Regarding the information given about Sjöfn in Gylfaginning, John Lindow says that the word sjafni does indeed appear listed in the þulur as a word for "love", yet that outside of this description no information about the goddess is known. Lindow states that some scholars theorize that Sjöfn may be the goddess Frigg under another name.Rudolf Simek says that Snorri may have derived his etymology of Sjöfn from the Old Norse words sefi ("sense") or from sefi (possibly "relation"), but that the scant references to Sjöfn do not allow for much more of an elaborate explanation for the goddess. Simek says that, accordingly, Sjöfn is viewed as a goddess of "marriage and love, or else one of relationships" and that Sjöfn is among several goddesses mentioned in the Prose Edda "who are matron-like guardian-goddesses."
Modern culture
'Sjofn' is also the name of an album by the Finnish band Gjallarhorn, released in 2000.
Sjöfn appears as a regular character in the New Zealand television series The Almighty Johnsons.
zondag 12 augustus 2012
zondag 5 augustus 2012
Hodr
This duality is clearly put forward by Saxo. He makes the brothers into 2 bitter enemies who fight a war with each other over a woman, Nana. In Saxo's story, Baldr loses the game, whilst in the more clasic sources, Nanna is Baldrs wife.
Perhaps Saxo distorted the original story in order to fit his christian beliefs, or there is more to the story then has been related to us...
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