Jofur (from Old NorseJöfurr: "wild boar") is a name used in Nordic literature for the thunder god, mainly as a synonym for Jupiter. Jofur probably originated in the writings of the 17th-century Swedish scientist and writer Olaus Rudbeckius, and has since been used in Nordic poetry, mainly during the Baroque and Rococo eras. Jofur (as a god) does not appear in Norse mythology, even though the word was also used as an honorary title for kings and heroes. The most famous use of the word is in Carl Michael Bellman's (1740-1795) song Fredman's Epistle No. 72 "Glimmande Nymf" ("Glittering Nymph"), which remains very popular and which is frequently sung in renditions by numerous artists.
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December 15, 2023
jofur, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2016, learn, when, remove, this, te. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jofur news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jofur from Old Norse Jofurr wild boar is a name used in Nordic literature for the thunder god mainly as a synonym for Jupiter Jofur probably originated in the writings of the 17th century Swedish scientist and writer Olaus Rudbeckius and has since been used in Nordic poetry mainly during the Baroque and Rococo eras Jofur as a god does not appear in Norse mythology even though the word was also used as an honorary title for kings and heroes The most famous use of the word is in Carl Michael Bellman s 1740 1795 song Fredman s Epistle No 72 Glimmande Nymf Glittering Nymph which remains very popular and which is frequently sung in renditions by numerous artists Sources editNordisk familjebok s article on Jofur in Swedish Mytologin i Bellmans diktning from Bellmansallskapet in Swedish See also editAstrild nbsp This article contains content from theOwl Editionof Nordisk familjebok a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926 now in the public domain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jofur amp oldid 1170199963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
