Njord

NorseGod of the sea and wind

MythologyNorse

RoleGod of the sea and wind

About Njord

God of seafaring, fair winds, and wealth. Father of Freyja and Freyr. Married the mountain giantess Skadi as weregild for her father. The match failed since his home by the shore filled her with gull-screech dread. Coastal Norway long honored him for good hauls.

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