#fjorgyn

[dkmbookworm]

High key headcanon Fjorgyn (Thor’s mom) to look like this

[jeffreystewart]

Norsery Rhymes from A to Z Happy Thorsday - Fjorgyn, Earth Goddess - V2

Well here we are another Thor’s Day and another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic) mythological characters.  This week it’s a second version of Fjorgyn / Fiörgyn mentioned in the Völuspá and Hárbarðsljóð.

Her name has been translated from Old Norse as ‘Earth’. And is considered the feminine version. With Fjörgynn being the masculine and attributed to Friggs father.

Mentioned as Thor’s mother. As Jord is also mentioned as such it’s possible that these are just two names for the same person. As both names mean 'earth’, and are considered Earth Goddesses.

[jeffreystewart]

Norsery Rhymes from A to Z Happy Thorsday - Fjorgyn, Earth Goddess

Well here we are another Thor’s Day and another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic) mythological characters.  This week it’s Fjorgyn / Fiörgyn mentioned in the Völuspá and Hárbarðsljóð.

Her name has been translated from Old Norse as 'Earth'. And is considered the feminine version. With Fjörgynn being the masculine and attributed to Friggs father.

Mentioned as Thor's mother. As Jord is also mentioned as such it's possible that these are just two names for the same person. As both names mean 'earth', and are considered Earth Goddesses.

[vulpineveter]

New years prayer

So I worte a new years prayer dedicated my Gods, Fjorgyn, Lofn and Vidar. Thought I would share it with you all 💙

May Fjorgyn bless me

with Healt, in body and soul,

with Strenght, to grow and bloom,

and with Calm from the World

May Lofn bless me

with Love, for self and all,

with Frienship, from unexpected places,

and with Confidence in my feelings.

May Vidar bless me

with Courage, to stand up for myself and others,

with Resilience, to survive this year,

and with Silence when it gets to much.

[vulpineveter]

Just did a talk with Fjorgyn (Jord), after not getting contact a few times, and the only thing I got from her was Jera on the question: “Is there something you would like to tell me?”. All other questions got blank answers. She basically told me that this is resting now after a year of hard work and to come back later.

[gotojobin]

#FJORGYNN #FJORGYN References to him in Old Norse literature are even sparser than those to his female counterpart. In the Lokasenna, one of the poems in the Poetic Edda, the goddess Frigg is called Fjörgyns mær.[5]This phrase can be literally translated as “Fjorgynn’s maiden,” which could mean either “Fjorgynn’s daughter” or “Fjorgynn’s mistress.” The medieval Icelandic historian Snorri Sturlusonclaimed that Frigg was Fjorgynn’s daughter,[6] but Snorri can’t be taken at face value. The passage in the Lokasennahas Loki taunting Frigg over her infidelity and promiscuity, and in that context, mær can hardly mean anything but “mistress.” So this passage tells us nothing about Fjorgynn except that he slept with Frigg. Of course, few if any of the Norse gods and goddesses have been noted for their chastity or fidelity, so this passage tells us essentially nothing about Fjorgynn. Unfortunately, those two throwaway mentions are Fjorgynn’s only appearances in Old Norse literature. To gain any insight into Fjorgynn’s character, then, we have to turn to another kind of source: comparative religion. The thunder god of the Slavs and Balts of Eastern Europe, who was called Perun (“Striker”) or Perkunas, was essentially identical to Thor in his attributes and role within the Slavic and Baltic pantheons and mythologies. There are also many areas of overlap between those deities and the Hindu storm god Parjanya.[7] Such correspondences are relatively common amongst the various branches of the Indo-European peoples, which include the ancient Slavs, Balts, Norse, and Indians (India’s Indians, not American Indians, of course).

[gotojobin]

#FJORGYNN #FJORGYN FJORGYNN AND FJORGYN Fjorgynn (pronounced roughly “FIOR-gen”) and Fjorgyn (also pronounced roughly “FIOR-gen”) are a divine pair in Norse mythology. Fjorgynn (Old NorseFjörgynn) is male and Fjorgyn (Old NorseFjörgyn) is female. References to either of these giantsand/or deities in Old Norse literature are few and far between. They play no active part in the surviving mythological tales. Therefore, everything that we know about them has to be cobbled together from passing references and the study of comparative religion. Fjorgyn is sometimes said to be the mother of Thor.[1] Elsewhere, Thor’s mother is said to be the equally elusiveJord. Since “Jord” (Old Norse Jörð) is the Old Norse word for “Earth,” and sincefjörgyn (as a common noun with a lowercase “f”) is commonly used in Old Norse poetry to signify “earth” in a general sense,[2] Jord and Fjorgyn seem to be identical or at least closely related. While the etymology (linguistic origin) of the words “Fjorgyn” and “Fjorgynn” is unknown, many scholars have proposed that the former could be related to Old English fruh, Old High German furuh, and Latin porca, all of which mean “furrow” or “ridge.”[3] This in turn suggests a connection to an Old English prayer to an Erce, eorþan modor (“Erce, mother of earth”), which was recited when the plow cut the first furrow of the growing season, and milk, honey, flour, and water were poured into the soil.[4] All of this indicates that Fjorgyn was extension of the “earth mother goddess” type that was so prevalent throughout the ancient Germanic (and wider Indo-European) world. And what about the male Fjorgynn?

[gangleri-allfather-blog]

Today is Thursday and it’s storming where I live, so it would be fitting that my first real post is about the common-favorite, Thor. Now, this god is pretty well known thanks to the comic books and movies, but how many people actually know Thor from the lore?

Thor is the son of Odin and Fjorgyn (a feminine manifestation of the Earth). He is an enemy of giants and a champion of Asgard. He is most known for his signature weapon, the hammer Mjollnir, and his adventures with Loki (who is not his brother, by the way).

He has a great appetite, and a great thirst for mead.

Don’t want to carry on too much in one post, but expect to see a lot of posts about Thor in the future.