Editing Njörðr (section)

===''Poetic Edda''===
[[Image:The Lovesickness of Frey.jpg|thumb|Njörðr, Skaði, and Freyr as depicted in ''The Lovesickness of Frey'' (1908) by W. G. Collingwood]]

Njörðr is described as a future survivor of Ragnarök in stanza 39 of the poem ''[[Vafþrúðnismál]]''. In the poem, the god [[Odin]], disguised as "[[List of names of Odin|Gagnráðr]]" faces off with the wise jötunn [[Vafþrúðnir]] in a battle of wits. While Odin states that Vafþrúðnir knows all the fates of the gods, Odin asks Vafþrúðnir "from where Njörðr came to the sons of the Æsir", that Njörðr rules over quite a lot of temples and [[hörgr]]s (a type of Germanic altar), and further adds that Njörðr was not raised among the Æsir. In response, Vafþrúðnir says:

<blockquote><poem>In [[Vanaheimr|Vanaheim]] the wise Powers made him
and gave him as hostage to the gods;
at the doom of men he will come back
home among the wise Vanir.<ref name=LARRINGTON46>Larrington (1999:46).</ref></poem></blockquote>

In stanza 16 of the poem ''[[Grímnismál]]'', Njörðr is described as having a hall in Nóatún made for himself. The stanza describes Njörðr as a "prince of men", that he is "lacking in malice", and that he "rules over the "high-timbered temple."<ref name=LARRINGTON54>Larrington (1999:54).</ref> In stanza 43, the creation of the god Freyr's ship [[Skíðblaðnir]] is recounted, and Freyr is cited as the son of Njörðr.<ref name=LARRINGTON58>Larrington (1999:58).</ref> In the prose introduction to the poem ''[[Skírnismál]]'', Freyr is mentioned as the son of Njörðr, and stanza 2 cites the goddess [[Skaði]] as the mother of Freyr.<ref name=LARRINGTON61>Larrington (1999:61).</ref> Further in the poem, Njörðr is again mentioned as the father of Freyr in stanzas 38, 39, and 41.<ref name=LARRINGTON67>Larrington (1999:67).</ref>

[[Image:Lokasenna by Lorenz Frølich.jpg|thumb|''Lokasenna'' (1895) by [[Lorenz Frølich]]]]

In the late [[flyting]] poem ''[[Lokasenna]]'', an exchange between Njörðr and [[Loki]] occurs in stanzas 33, 34, 35, and 36. After Loki has an exchange with the goddess Freyja, in stanza 33 Njörðr states:

<blockquote><poem>That's harmless, if, besides a husband, a woman has
a lover or someone else;
what is surprising is a pervert god coming in here,
who has borne children.<ref name=LARRINGTON90>Larrington (1999:90).</ref></poem></blockquote>

Loki responds in the stanza 34, stating that "from here you were sent east as hostage to the gods" (a reference to the Æsir-Vanir War) and that "the daughters of [[Hymir]] used you as a pisspot, and pissed in your mouth."<ref name=LARRINGTON90/> In stanza 35, Njörðr responds that:

<blockquote><poem>
That was my reward, when I, from far away,
was sent as a hostage to the gods,
that I fathered that son, whom no one hates
and is thought the prince of the [[Æsir]].<ref name=LARRINGTON90/></poem></blockquote>

Loki tells Njörðr to "stop" and "keep some moderation", and that he "won't keep it a secret any longer" that Njörðr's son Freyr was produced with his [[Sister-wife of Njörðr|unnamed sister]], "though you'd expect him to be worse than he is." The god [[Tyr]] then interjects and the flyting continues in turn.<ref name=LARRINGTON90/>

Njörðr is referenced in stanza 22 of the poem ''[[Þrymskviða]]'', where he is referred to as the father of the goddess Freyja. In the poem, the jötunn [[Þrymr]] mistakenly thinks that he will be receiving the goddess Freyja as his bride, and while telling his fellow jötunn to spread straw on the benches in preparation for the arrival of Freyja, he refers to her as the daughter of Njörðr of Nóatún.<ref name=LARRINGTON100>Larrington (1999:100).</ref> Towards the end of the poem ''[[Sólarljóð]]'', Njörðr is cited as having nine daughters. Two of the names of these daughters are given; the eldest Ráðveig and the youngest Kreppvör.<ref name=THORPE120>Thorpe (1907:120).</ref>