Njord

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Lord Njord

Njord is one of the principal gods of theVanirtribe of deities. Hes also an honorary member of theAesirgods, having been sent to them during theAesir-Vanir Waralong with his son,Freyr, and his daughter,Freya. Freyr and Freyas mother is Njords unnamed sister, who, based on linguistic evidence, is probablyNerthus.

Njord was particularly associated with wealth, fertility, the sea, and seafaring in historical Germanic religion.A saying among the Norse peoples held especially wealthy people to be as rich as Njord".

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