In Skáldskaparmál, Thor's wife the goddess Sif is either herself called "Járnsaxa" or called by a kenning meaning "the rival of Járnsaxa",[3] throwing confusion on whether Sif is or is not distinct from Járnsaxa the mother of Magni.[4] At the end of the story, Odin argues that Thor did wrong to offer the splendid horse Gullfaxi to Magni, the son of a giantess, rather than to himself, the father of Thor.[1]
járnsaxa, jarnsaxa, redirects, here, moon, saturn, jarnsaxa, moon, ɑːr, norse, ˈjɑːrnˌsɑksɑ, iron, dagger, jötunn, norse, mythology, snorri, sturluson, prose, edda, portrayed, thor, lover, mother, magni, three, year, with, prodigious, force, norse, mythology, . Jarnsaxa redirects here For the moon of Saturn see Jarnsaxa moon Jarnsaxa j ɑːr n ˈ s ae k s e Old Norse ˈjɑːrnˌsɑksɑ iron dagger is a jotunn in Norse mythology In Snorri Sturluson s Prose Edda she is portrayed as Thor s lover and as the mother of Magni a three year old boy with prodigious force 1 JarnsaxaNorse mythology characterIn universe informationSpeciesJotunnGenderFemaleSignificant otherThorChildrenMagni Contents 1 Name 2 Attestations 3 Notes 4 ReferencesName EditThe Old Norse name Jarnsaxa has been translated as iron dagger 2 or armed with an iron sword 1 Attestations EditIn Hyndluljod Jarnsaxa is named as one of the Nine Mothers of Heimdallr 1 In Skaldskaparmal Thor s wife the goddess Sif is either herself called Jarnsaxa or called by a kenning meaning the rival of Jarnsaxa 3 throwing confusion on whether Sif is or is not distinct from Jarnsaxa the mother of Magni 4 At the end of the story Odin argues that Thor did wrong to offer the splendid horse Gullfaxi to Magni the son of a giantess rather than to himself the father of Thor 1 Notes Edit a b c d Lindow 2002 p 204 Orchard 1997 p 97 Faulkes 1987 p 86 Simek 1996 p 178 References EditFaulkes Anthony Trans 1987 Edda Everyman ISBN 0 460 87616 3 Lindow John 2002 Norse Mythology A Guide to Gods Heroes Rituals and Beliefs Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 983969 8 Orchard Andy 1997 Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend Cassell ISBN 978 0 304 34520 5 Simek Rudolf 1996 Dictionary of Northern Mythology D S Brewer ISBN 978 0 85991 513 7 This article relating to a Norse myth or legend is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jarnsaxa amp oldid 1109043074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
