Nov 24, 2022
Norsery Rhymes, Northern Mythology from A to Z Farmgud / Farmatyr - Odin, The God of Trade Well here we are another Thor’s Day and another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic, sometimes Celtic) mythological characters. This week it’s Farmguð / Farmgud / Farmaguð / Farmagud / Farmatyr / Farmatýr . Odin in in one of his most functionary aspects. Mentioned in several old sources such as Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál, Grímnismál, Óðins nǫfn.
Listed among Odins names, these are generally translated to mean: ‘the god of cargoes’, or ‘the god of burdens’, ‘the god of trade’, ‘the god of shipments’, and ‘the god of trade bands and guilds’.