the footprints of Njord.


In Georges Dumézil's From Myth to Fiction: The Saga of Hadingus, the author backtracks the Cinderella story where a mate is selected by their feet to Skadi's picking of Njörðr, including the mentioning of ancient Scandinavian rock carvings and petroglyphs of feet perhaps being representations of the perfect feet of the divine, which by contest Njörðr must have possessed.

[Rock carvings of feet from Skjelin in Østfold County, Norway. Photo by Jørn Bøhmer Olsen.]


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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.

Comments

  1. Kara Lynn: This other Saxo Facto's related to Dumézil's theory that Danish King Hadingus was a parallel to Njörðr, since he was also picked for marriage via a presented body part.

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  2. Guillermo the IVth I wanted to ask you, should I buy Snorri’s Edda? Also, prose and poetic, I’m assuming they’re available as two separate books.. worth the read?

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  3. Kara Lynn: Yesssssss. The anonymous Poetic/Elder came before Snorri's Prose/Younger, but Snorri's has the framing that makes the Lore as a whole more understandable, so read it first. There's a few different translations. I went with Byock's Prose and Larrington's Poetic. Since then linguist Jackson Crawford's done what's supposed to be a more accessible modern Poetic Edda translation which I'd love to get a hold of for a re-read.

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  4. Guillermo the IVth I knew it! I was having trouble figuring out which to purchase, so that helps a ton. Thank you!

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