Njord (pronounced NYORD) is the god of the sea and wind.
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Njord belongs to the Vanir (an older class of Norse gods associated with wisdom and fertility) and is father to the goddess Freya and her twin brother, Freyr.
Njord is a very handsome god, in the prime of his life, clad in a short green tunic with a crown of shells and seaweed upon his head.
- Njord was the personification of summer because he extended his protection over commerce and fishing, which could only be pursued during the short summer months.
- Njord lived in a palace near the seashore where he stilled the terrible tempests stirred up by Aegir, god of the deep sea.
- Njord is one of the few gods who will survive Ragnarok (the predicted Norse end of the world).
- As all aquatic plants belonged to Njord, the marine sponge was known in the north as "Njord's glove."
Next Thor's Day: Njord's son, Freyr
**facts sourced from Myths of the Norsemen by H.A. Guerber
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