#njörd

[piratespacex]

Destrinktober 2024 day 23

“Sand”

QUIVER BEFORE LOKI!!

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Destrinktober 2024

Day 22: war 😤

Sorry for the Freya slander but it's a cannon event, æsir and vanirr war reference yayy!

[guy60660]

Njörd

[piratespacex]

FREEEEYJA IS SO FINE ON MY KNEES RN

fuck it we ball

I think I draw more then my hands would like me to

i miss them

[ltwilliammowett]

The Wind Bride - die Windsbraut

Today we are entering the realm of mythical creatures and I am sure that you have certainly encountered this lady before. In the north of Europe this creature is known as the Wind Bride. The wind bride is the name for a sudden, very violent, swirling, howling storm wind on the coast or at sea. In her human form, she is a beautiful young bride dancing on the waves of the sea.

Sculpture Windsbraut by Hartmut Wiesner in Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Depending on the region and mythical interpretation, she can move inland. Where exactly she comes from is not entirely clear, but there is an assumption that she comes from Greek mythology. There is the harpy Aello, the daughter of Thaumas and Electra. She was sent by the gods to bring peace - even by force - and to carry out punishments for crimes. They were depicted as winged beauties, in later times also as ugly old women with sharp claws who abducted people into the underworld to torture them there.

However, it is more likely that the wind bride comes from Norse or Germanic mythology. There she is the wife of Njörd, the god of the wind, and if we go by the handbook of German superstition then she also repeatedly accompanies the Wild Hunt (I don't mean the one from The Witcher 3). This is a ghost train or a ghost army. It can chase across the sky or roam the land in the form of a procession of corpses. The sighting is usually a harbinger of catastrophe, illness and death. In their wake are the fallen of battles, the unbaptised, the executed and those who have died prematurely or violently. As a rule, the Wild Hunt or the Wild Army can be heard announcing itself by screaming, howling, wailing or music.

The Wind Bride is a cruel bride who casts a spell over unhappy souls and drags sailors on the high seas to their doom with her stormy, wild behaviour. So it's not a good omen when you see her and especially not when she's using her powers.

[arvolna]

Freyr: OMG YOURE SO TALL YOU ARE LIKE A GIRAFFE!

Odin disguised as Tyr: and you're like a baked bean.

Freyr: A-A BAKED - A BAKED BEAN?!

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Freya, talking with Njörd: So as I was saying Father, Freyr and I will sneak up from-

Freyr, high af:Quack quack

Freya:... Sneak up from-

Freyr: Quack quack

Freya:... From-

Freyr: Quack quack

Freya:... I will sneak up from behind and attack while Freyr goes up to them as a bait with his Quacking.

Freyr: OH QUACK NO!

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Hildisvini: Are you high again?

Freyr:... No.

Hildisvini: your dad is gonna beat you up.

Freyr: Nuh uh.

Freya: tf you mean Nuh uh??!!

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Nerthus: Freyr is this... What í think it is?

Freyr: Oh yeah mom those are my girlfriend's underwear I'll bring it to her tomorrow.

Nerthus: I MEANT THE PIPE-

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Freya: So I was helping kratos cook yesterday and he-

Freyr: decided to break up with you and said that the wants to marry me and make me his own?

Freya:... No? WTF?

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idk it's the best I can think of.

Freyr: love you all <3333

[notthesomefather]

My edit of W. G. Collingwood's Njörd’s Desire of the Sea.

[stupidrant]

from gathering little pieces of information in gow through dialogues and character interactions: freya and freyr's father njörd was often on journeys around the world and therefore not very present in their lives. when freyr reminisces about this i could hear a certain bitterness in his voice, which could mean that njörd being an absent father did affect the two siblings a lot (that's putting it lightly but ykwim). oh and freyr was venting about this to hildisvini right before you go to war with asgard. hildisvini adresss freyr as son 😭 the elves beyla and byggvir commented something about how hildisvini taught freyr everything he knows. basically hildisvini is so very important as a character AND in freya and freyr's lives & i wish people talked about him more!

shit i'd go ahead and say that he is more of a parent than njörd ever was!

BEST FATHER HILDISVINI 🥺🥺🥺😖 they need to expand more on this!!

[voidy-vibing]

Don't know if I ever talked about this here but I am honestly a little more than upset the only two Vanir gods we ever met in GoWR are Freya and Freyr. I mean sure, we heard about Njörd but I can't recall literally any other god.

Honestly, just compare it to the Aesir gods, and we've seen roughly about,,, 9 of them??

What feels worse to me tbh is that we know so little about the gods themselves in the Norse games, and they barely have time to show off their characters or be fully fleshed out. I get that it's maybe hard to put ALL of that into a single game but it's still disappointing. I mean, we saw Freyr a couple of times, and then he died... which 90% of the fanbase forgets about most of the time.

(Also this is kind of just me being upset and ranting because we didn't see an actual interpretation of Gullveig as a Vanir goddess instead of that trash sidequest mini-bossfight we got back in GoW2018. She's personally one of my fav norse gods.)

[nocnitsa]

"Njörd's desire of the Sea" by W. G. Collingwood, 1908

[piratespacex]

Destrinktober 2024 day 22

“War”

Oh for the Norns sake STOP FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE ENEMY FREYJA (probably Njörd)

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Destrinktober 2024

Day 12: Swamp 🌿💦

🇬🇧: I miss my wife Loki

Poor Njord, he just is just longing for his wife while Loki is having a spa day behind him 😭✨

[deartheoldgods]

Freyja, meaning “Lady”, is a Norse goddess. Freyja is part of the Vanir gods who live in the realm of Vanaheim. Her father is Njörd, she is the twin sister of Frey, though it is unclear who their mother is. Nerthus is said to be a possible mother to the twins, as the name ‘Nerthus’ shares a connection to the Vanir gods.

Freyja is the goddess of beauty, love, fertility, and sexuality, similarly to her brother, but she also harnesses power over war, death, and Seiðr. She has the ability to transform into a falcon using her cloak of falcon feathers, has a necklace named Brísingamen, and has a chariot that is pulled by cats. Freyja’s hall, both been dubbed Folkvangr (“army-plain”) and Sessrummr (“roomy-seated”), is where she houses her choice of half of the slain in battle; Odin receives the other.

There is confusion over if Frigg and Freyja are separate deities or not. It can be argued either way and can be said it is up to personal interpretations to whether they are viewed as one goddess or not. It may be due to the scarcity of surviving documents. They are similar in nature, both associated with love, though the connection made between them by which their names stem from can be argued to be incorrect. ‘Frigg’ comes from Proto-Germanic ‘love’ and ‘Freyja’ from Proto-Germanic and Old High German ‘lady’.

Worshipping and working with Freyja can allow her to aid you in your self confidence, your relationships, your sexuality and boundaries.

Freyja, by multiple personal accounts, is said to be quite fierce, though a great guide. Some feel the energies of that of an older sister, where some feel as if she is a maternal figure. Everyone’s experience is different.

Freyja is also fond of offerings.

Associated objects :

-> Flowers

-> Knives

-> Bird feathers (naturally shed)

-> Cat whiskers (naturally shed)

-> Figurines of boars, cats, falcons

-> Amber, gold, Tiger’s Eye, Rose Quartz, Clear Quartz

Associated animals :

-> Boars

-> Birds

-> Cats

Associated foods :

-> Chocolates

-> Bread

-> Honey

-> Apple

Associated runes :

-> Fehu

-> Berkano

Associated day :

-> Friday

Devoting yourself to Freyja. Many have said it is a beautiful, pleasant experience, although she is quite adamant on receiving what she’d like and can test your procrastination. Again, everyone’s experience is different.

Devotional Acts to Freyja :

-> Write and read to her poetry

-> Regularly clean altars, your room, your home; decorate every once in a while

-> Pick flowers

-> Care for stray / pet cats

-> Go birdwatching

-> Read about her myths, her family, her powers

-> Learn Seiðr

[w-y-r-d]

In the gentle depths where waves caress,

Where sea meets land in a tender embrace,

I sing a hymn to Njörd, the God of Seas,

Whose presence fills the hearts with grace.

Njörd, oh harbinger of calm and tides,

Your tranquil spirit guides the ocean's sway,

With every ebb and flow, you softly guide,

Bringing solace and peace along the way.

Upon your vessel, the waves dance and play,

As you navigate through realms of azure blue,

Your steady hand steers ships on their pathway,

Ensuring safe passage for the seafarers true.

In mighty gales, when tempests fiercely roar,

You calm the storm, protecting those in need,

Your soothing voice whispers upon the shore,

Granting solace and comfort with utmost heed.

The bounty of the seas, a gift you share,

Abundant harvests brought forth by your hand,

From depths unknown, you nurture life with care,

Blessing all who dwell upon the golden sand.

Oh Njörd, benevolent guardian of the coast,

Your presence is felt in the salt-kissed air,

We offer our gratitude, a grateful host,

For your blessings and guidance beyond compare.

As gentle waves upon the shore doth break,

We honor you, oh deity of the sea,

May your essence forever dwell and wake,

A beacon of tranquility eternally.

So let us raise our voices in devotion,

To Njörd, the God of seas and calming might,

With reverence, we offer our emotion,

And bask in your grace, like stars in the night.

[salixsociety]

The Gods Don’t Care if You’re Silent

On guilt and shame for not reaching out to the Gods ‘enough’.

I’ve been a folk practitioner for a very long time now, compared to how long I’ve been alive. And I’ve believed in the (potential) existence of the pagan Gods relevant to me for a long time now, as well. But as a beginner I didn’t know how to start worship, and didn’t feel comfortable creating something physical. This dragged on, and much to my dismay, even now, in my twenties, I do not make dedicated time for worship in my practice much at all. I’ve spent much time questioning why that is, why I’ve let this drag out for so long, why I am still not a ‘real, dedicated pagan’… And the truth is that I feel ashamed. I feel, before the gods, like a child before their mother, about to admit they still haven’t cleaned their room. And procrastination was, in my childhood, the greatest sin of all. I think I can only begin turning into the dedicated worshipper I so want to be if I stop seeing the Gods like judgmental parents.

The Gods, to me, are very much omnipresent. In my personal cosmology they are indwellers; the real world's components do not reflect my Gods, they are them. Njörd is the sea, and the fish on my line. Odinn is my outbursts, and the magic I feel. Frigga is my home and the work I put into it. I feel comforted by this constant presence. I can connect much better to Gods that are tangible in some way than, for example, the Christian God and the Holy Spirit, who are much harder to find in the profaneness of daily life. It is not hard for me to see the Gods all around me, and that way I can connect with them well on a more superficial level nowadays. I can see them, and feel them, and I can conceive of ways to worship and devote myself, but I still feel afraid to do it. So instead, I have talked to the wind, I have thrown art into the sea, I have surrendered myself to natural forces and fate time and again. And in doing so I have - and perhaps am still in this process - come to the conclusion that the Gods don't care if I worship 'enough' or in the right way.

I don't mean that to be in an uncaring way, mind. People often are taken aback when I express my opinion that I believe the Gods are not wont to make people in particular their business or their focal point. I do not believe individuals are so relevant as to capture the attention of the Gods with indifference nor great effort. I simply do not view the Germanic Gods as one does the Christian God: a loving, ever-forgiving Father, nor as Gods that are completely indifferent to the trials and triumphs of mankind. I have always preached to peers and mentees alike that the Gods are always there, and always by your side, so long as you give them the power and permission to be through faith. And that, in turn, means that you do not need to offer to them, it's just commendable. Not many religions preach that your God(s) will disappear if you don't offer your love or devotion, after all.

Still, somehow, it never occurred to me to apply this logic to myself. I hold myself to some ridiculous standard of historical accuracy, practicality, functional syncretism, performance, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. One that I would never hold others to. So perhaps it's time I convince myself that the Gods don't care about my silence, either. They are too busy being the wind and the waves, and too busy placing bets about the wars we fight. They do not feel insulted by my lack of offering or devotion, because they are not my insecure mother, who feels that my dirty bedroom is a reflection of her skill as a parent. They are the Gods. I can stay a silent worshipper for as long as I like, I can become a fervent devotee and perhaps gain some favor, and I can equally as quickly go silent again. The wind will not go away, magic will not go away, and neither will my faith.

[god-of-powerpoint]

hello, old friend! it's come to my attention that my favorite restaurant in Asgard is completely out of Atlantic cod... is there any way to remedy this? It's hard to go about my day without it...

It is good to hear from you Njörd, I am currently working on remedying that. We are having trade issues. Due to overfishing in Midgard’s oceans the anglers have gone on strike. We hope to return it to the menu soon.