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Njord, or Njörðr, is the father of two of the more famous and beloved Nordic deities – Freyja and Freyr. Njord's consort with whom he had his children is his unnamed sister, possibly Nerthus or another goddess.
Njord was one amongst the Vanir gods, a group of lesser-known Norse deities who lived in Vanaheim. For a long time the Vanir gods were strictly Scandinavian deities, while most Norse gods and mythological figures were worshipped all across Northern Europe, from the ancient Germanic tribes to the northern edges of Scandinavia.
It's also worth noting that the Vanir gods were considerably more peaceful than the war-like Æsir. Njord, Freyr, and Freyja were all fertility deities who were loved by farmers and other ordinary and peaceful folk. Even though Njord was worshipped by sea raiders and vikings, he was still worshipped as a fertility deity.
The main Vanir pantheon consists of three deities – Njord and his two children, the twins Freyr and Freyja. Some scholars believe that there were other Vanir gods as well but written accounts about them simply didn't survive through the ages.
Another theory is that Njord, Freyr, and Freyja were just other names for the more common Æsir gods. Njord is often mentioned as an alternative of Odin even though the two are gods of different things and Freyja is often theorized as being another name of Odin's wife Frigg because both of them are versions of the ancient Germanic goddess Frija. Freyja's often missing husband Óðr is also theorized to be a version of Odin because of how similar their names are.
Njord was particularly associated with wealth, fertility, the sea, and seafaring in the Vikings' religion. A saying among the Norse peoples held especially wealthy people to be “as rich as Njord.”
The tale in which Njord features most prominently is The Marriage of Njord and Skadi. Skadi, a giantess, had come to the Aesir seeking restitution for the slaying of her father. As part of the settlement, they agreed that she could have any of the gods she desired as her husband. She chose Njord by mistake, thinking him to be Baldur. Their marriage was short and unpleasant. Half of their time was spent in Skadi's home in the snowy mountains, which Njord couldn't tolerate; the other half was spent in Njord's home, Nóatún (“The Place of Ships”), which was located on the beach.
Skadi couldn't tolerate Njord's home, either, so the two parted ways.
Most of the symbolism around Njord is as a god of the sea and wealth. Even though he was a peaceful Vanir deity, viking sea raiders worshipped Njord and invoked top his name often. His participation in the Æsir vs. Vanir War isn't particularly symbolic and his marriage to Skadi seems to only illustrate the stark contrast between Norway's tall mountains and the raging sea around them.
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