Editing Jörð (section)

=== ''Prose Edda'' ===
Jörð is attested in the ''Prose Edda'' books ''[[Gylfaginning]]'' and ''[[Skáldskaparmál]]''. According to section 10 of ''Gylfaginning'':{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=13}}
Additionally, the section describes Jörð's ancestry as follows (the included note is Faulkes's own; Faulkes uses the anglicization ''Iord'' throughout his edition of the ''Prose Edda''):

<blockquote>Narfi or Narfi was the name of a giant who lived in Giantland. He had a daughter called Night. She was black and dark in accordance with her ancestry. She was married to a person called Naglfari. Their son was called Aud. Next she was married to someone called Annar. Their daughter was called Iord [Earth].{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|pp=13–14}}</blockquote>
This section, however, varies by manuscript (see discussion below).

Section 25 of ''Gylfaginning'' lists Jörð among the ''ásynjur'' (Old Norse 'goddesses', singular ''ásynja''):

<blockquote>Thor's mother Iord and Vali's mother Rind are reckoned among the Asyniur.{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=31}}</blockquote>

''[[Skáldskaparmál]]'' mentions Jörð numerous times, including in several quotes from skaldic poetry. The second section 4 of the book list [[kenning]]s for the god Thor, including "son of Odin and Iord".{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=72}} Section 17 quotes [[Þjóðólfr of Hvinir]]'s composition ''[[Haustlöng]]'', in which the skald refers to Thor as "the son of Iord" twice. The poem is quoted again in section 23.{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|pp=80–81, 89}} Section 18 quotes [[Eilífr Goðrúnarson]]'s composition ''[[Þórsdrápa]]'', in which the skald refers to Thor as "Iord's son".{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=85}}

Section 19 contains a list of kennings for the goddess Frigg, including "rival of Iord and Rind and [[Gunnlöð|Gunnlod]] and [[Gerðr|Gerd]]".{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=86}} Section 90 contains a list of kennings for Jörð, referencing a variety of skaldic kennings for the goddess:

<blockquote>How shall earth be referred to? By calling it [[Ymir]]'s flesh and mother of Thor, daughter of Onar, bride of Odin, rival of Frigg and Rind and Gunnlod, mother-in-law of Sif, floor and base of winds' hall, sea of the animals, daughter of Night, sister of Aud and Day.{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=90}}</blockquote>

The section contains quotes from poems by [[Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld]] and [[Þjóðólfr of Hvinir]].{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|pp=90–91}} The [[Nafnaþulur]] section of ''[[Skáldskaparmál]]'' includes Jörð in a list of ''ásynjur'' names.{{sfn|Faulkes|1995|p=157}}

Additionally, as the common noun ''jörð'' also simply means 'earth', references to earth occur throughout the ''Prose Edda''.<ref name="FAULKES-1995-244">Faulkes highlights these occurrences in the index of his translation of the ''Prose Edda''; cf. {{harvp|Faulkes|1995|p=244}}</ref>