Njörðr

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Njörðr, sometimes Anglicized as Njord, was a Vanir Isu later associated with sea, seafaring, wind, fishing, wealth, and crop fertility in Norse mythology.

Mythology[]

Njörðr was the father of the twins Freyr and Freyja via his sister-wife,^[1] and a lord of the Vanir.

Biography[]

Njörðr married the jötunn Skaði. Early in the marriage Njörðr claimed that Skaði was "seized with lust" for his "perfect legs", though this soured quickly when he realized how cold Skaði was. He then dreaded when Skaði and her clan came to visit him at his home of Noatun, and fled to a northern island of Asgard, where he lamented and drowned his sorrows. His wailing inadvertently made a terrible storm that would not be calmed until Odin came to the island by boat and told him what he was creating.^[2]

Njörðr explained that the newly-wed couple were arguing where to spend their days, for he wanting to stay at his beach-side house in Noatun, while Skaði wished to remain in the frigid mountains of Jötunheimr. When Odin tried reasoning with Njörðr about Skaði being a jötunn, he argued that she chose him for his "beautiful feet". Odin still tried calming him, as his continued wailing would summon a sea storm. Njörðr stubbornly refused, wanting to stay on his little island until Skadi and her clan left. Odin got Njörðr's attention by stating the jötunn clan would plunder Njörðr's riches before leaving. Njörðr immediately sobered up and had Odin row him ashore. On the way over, Njörðr recalled what made him fall in love with Skaði, but sadly stated that "the pleasure was not worth the pain".^[2]

Legacy and influence[]

During the 9th century, Norse sailors would often blame severe sea storms on Njörðr's wrath,^[3] or would call on the god to bless the waters and grant safe passage.^[4]

In the 10th century, when the Swedish farmer Östen Jorundsson's son Tørgils showed a particular aptitude for fishing, Östen considered that he had taken to the hook and handline as if Njörðr's heir.^[5]

Appearances[]

Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (first mentioned)
Echoes of History (mentioned only)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory (mentioned only, as "Njöror")
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)

References[]

↑ Njörðr on Wikipedia
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Njord's Lament
↑ Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 2: Dragon of the Seas
↑ Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era
↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – ^{[citation needed]}

Isu

Notable individuals

Isu	Aita • Aletheia • Baldr • Consus • Fenrir • Hephaistos • Hermes Trismegistus • Juno • Jupiter • Loki • Minerva • Odin • Phanes • Poseidon • Shakyamuni • Surtr • Vejovis • Yaldabaoth

Hybrids	Adam • Eve

Artifacts

Pieces of Eden	Ankh • Apples of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| #3 \| #4 \| #5 \| #6 \| #7 \| Aguilar's \| Akhenaten's \| Gull's \| Korfu's \| Skye's) • Atlantis Artifacts (Sphinx's \| Medusa's \| Minotaur's \| Cyclops') • Codex of Eden • Crystal Balls • Crystal Skulls • Foresight Amulet • Fountain of Youth • Fragment of Eden • Grand Temple Key • Heart • Imperial Jade Seal • Koh-i-Noor • Memory Seals (Masyaf Keys) • Mjölnir • Prophecy Disks • Precursor boxes • Rings of Eden (Hnituðr) • Scepter of Aset • Scythe of Eden • Shards of Eden • Shrouds of Eden (#1 \| #2) • Spears of Eden (Gungnir • Spear of Leonidas) • Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden (Crescent amulet) • Staves of Eden (Alexander's \| Imperial Sceptre \| Papal Staff \| Staff of Hermes Trismegistus \| Shattered Staff \| Venetian Staff) • Swords of Eden (#1 \| #2 \| Excalibur \| Sword of Damokles \| Perseus' Sword of Eden) • Trident of Eden • Tui Bei Tu • Vejovis' dagger

Miscellaneous Artifacts	Armours (Aegis • Armor of the Fallen • First Civilization Set • Isu Armor • Mythical Warrior • Thor's Set) • Weapons (Atlantean Blade • Blazing Sword • Gae Bolg • Lucius Septimius' flails • Mace of Atlantis • Nodens' Arc • Poseidon's Trident • The Samsaama • Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar • Swords of Fal) • Shields (The Morrigan's Guard) • Antikythera mechanism • Baghdad Battery • Blood vials • Eye • Freya's medallion • Global aurora borealis device • Iron Man • Lia Fáil • Manna • Odin's Eye • Prophecy Disk key • Power sources • The Pyramid (Artifact Fragments) • Saga Stone • Saint-Denis Temple key • Śarīra • Stone of Scone • Seth-Anat stone • Silica

Human-made artifacts	Alruh • Animus • Armor of Altaïr • Buckingham Palace vault • Eagle of Suger • Head of Saint Denis • Mayan Armor • Michel Reuge's Vault • Voynich manuscript

Locations

The Grey • Cities (Asgard • Atlantis • Eden • Eitri • Feyan • Útgarðar) • Lands (Nine Realms • Sister Realms) • Seismic Temples (Arctic Temple • Lisbon Temple • Port-au-Prince Temple) • Temples

Africa	Egyptian Vaults (Siwa Vault • Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb • Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo • Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat • Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye • Seshem.eff Er Aat • Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot)

Americas	North American Temples (Chichen Itza Temples • Grand Temple) • Caribbean Temples (Caribbean Vault • Observatory)

Asia	Alamut Temple • Herat Temple • Jerusalem Vault • Tosha Khana

Europe	The Forge • Greek locations (Ancient Forge • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Gateway to the Lost City • Kephallonia vault • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Lair of the Sphinx • Petrified Temple) • Italian Vaults (Colosseum Vault • Pythagorean Vault • Vatican Vault • Venice vault) • Saint-Denis Temple • Celtic locations (Boudicca Tomb • Cassivellaunus Tomb • Cave of Gold • Freyja's Cave • Hill of Tara • Iona Vault • Isu Barracks • Loch Ness Temple • Manius's Sanctum (Eden Ring Station) • Odin's Vault • Scone Vault • Togodomnus' Tomb • Venutius Tomb • Verica's Tomb • Wayland's Smithy • Shrines of the Valkyrie)

Culture & History

Culture	Societies (Æsir \| Capitoline Triad \| High Council \| Illuminat \| Isu Authority in Eden \| Vanir) • Language (Isu codex \| Isu script) • Titles ( Ciphers \| Dikastes \| Father of Understanding \| Messenger \| Mother of Wisdom \| Sacred Voice) • Other (Hidden Twelve)

Events	Isu Era (War of Unification • Human-Isu War • Great Catastrophe) • Assassin-Templar War • Second Disaster • Ascendance Event • Resurrection Day

Sciences	Physiology (Digital Cognizance Imprint \| Eagle Vision \| Hybrid \| Neurotransmitter \| Isu incarnations (Sages)) • Physics (Calculations \| Nexus) • Projects (Olympos Project \| Project Anthropos \| Solar floral regeneration project) • Technologies (Aletheia's simulations • Hugr-Rip • Isu map • Kolossus • Orb of Hades • Piece of Eden • Precursor relics • Torch of Hypnos • Towers • Vault pedestal • Wireless Energy Lattice • Yggdrasil) • Other (Adamant)

Related	Balor • Dwarves • Elpis • Elves • Instruments of the First Will • Jötnar • Muspels • Order of the Ancients • Phoenix Project • Prize of Cerberos • Prize of the Hekatonchires • Salakar • Sisyphos

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Layla Hassan • Shaun Hastings • Antony Henry • William Miles \| Basim Ibn Ishaq • Hytham • Eluric • Rayhan • Roshan • Fuladh • Abbo Cernuus • Alexandre Douce \| Vitus • Eghan • Caius • Anicius • Marcellus • Khloe • Beatha • Maya • Sebastos • Teague • C. C. \| Amunet • Bayek • Hakor • Magas

Order of the Ancients	Alfred the Great • Fulke • Gorm Kjotvesson (Avgos Spearhand • Frideswid • Hunta • Kjotve the Cruel • Leofgifu • Vicelin) • Tatfrid (Gifle • Havelok • Herefrith • Mucel • Patrick • Wigmund) • Derby (Ingeborg • Audun • Eanbhert • Grigorii • Gunilla • Tata) • Blaeswith (Beneseck • Ealhferth • Heika • Hilda • Selwyn • Yohanes Loukas) • Al-Si'la • Zealots (Beorhtsige • Bercthun • Callin • Cola • Cudberct • Eorforwine • Heike • Horsa • Hrothgar • Kendall • Osgar • Redwalda • Wealdmaer • Woden • Wuffa) \| Offa of Mercia • Arthur Pendragon • Charlemagne • Louis II of Italy • Æthelred I, King of Wessex • Æthelwulf, King of Wessex • Ælla of Northumbria • Lerion

Children of Danu	Eogan mac Cartaigh (Aideen • Bécc mac Nath-í • Conlae • Cummascach • Leasleach • Niamh • Ruaidrí • Sétnae • Trian)

Bellatores Dei	Isidore Mercator (Ebels • Engelwin • Euphrasia • Gozlin)

Ravensthorpe Residents	Ake • Alvis • Alwin • Arth • Azar • Bertham • Braun • Brigid • Bronson • Osbert of Lunden • Dandelion Puff • Dwolfg • Eira • Eivor Varinsdottir (Sýnin) • Eluric • Everold • Eydis • Gudmund • Gudrun • Gunnar • Holger • Hildiran • Hunwald • Hytham • Leofric • Mayda • Kari • Knud • Merton • Mundi • Nessa • Norvid • Olsen • Petra • Randvi • Reda • Rowan • Runa • Sigurd Styrbjornsson • Sunniva • Svanhildr • Svend • Swanburrow • Swinda • Sylvi • Tarben • Tekla • Thyra • Tove • Valka • Vagn • Viggo • Wallace • Winfrith • Yanli \| Sea Chariot's crew (Birna • Bjorn Bloodtooth • Bragi • Dag Nithisson • Finnr • Fyl • Hermod • Hrefna • Nali • Skarde • Sten • Revna • Rollo • Valtar • Vili Hemmingson • Yrsa)

Daughters of Lerion	Cordelia • Goneril • Regan

Lost Drengir	Erik Loyalskull • Thor the Fish Monger • Nokkfylla Shine-Eye • Gotafrid Fairrobes • Skegjold Frenzy-Seeker • Orwig Neverdeath \| Hogne Sea-Tossed • Blud the Giant

Frankish Nobles	Amric • Gerswinda • Herbert du Lilibonne

Isu	Ægir • Andhrímnir • Angrboða • Asvid • Baldr • Búri • The Builder • Einar • Eysa • Fafnir • Fenrir • Freyja • Frigg • Heimdall • Glöð • Gunnlöð • Hel • Hyrrokin • Iðunn • Ivaldi • Jörmungandr • Kára • Loki • Lug • Mímir • Mórrígan • Nodens • Njörðr • Odin • Saklas • Samael • Sif • Sigyn • Sinmara • Skaði • Suttungr • Surtr • Thor • Týr • Ullr • Vé • Víðarr • Vili • Yaldabaoth

Other	Acha • Aelfgar • Ahmad ibn Tulun • Alfida • Angharad ferch Meurig • Azar • Bárid mac Ímair • Birna • Bernard • Birstan • Brothir • Broder • Burgred of Mercia • Ceolbert • Ceolwulf II of Mercia • Charles the Fat • Ciara ingen Medba • Conchobar mac Taidg Mór • Cynebert • Cynon • Deirdre Na Linni • Deorlaf • Domnall mac Áeda • Eadwyn • Erke Bodilsson • Estrid • Faith • Faravid • Finnr • Flann Sinna • Galinn • Geadric • Goodwin • Grendel • Guthrum • Gwenydd • Halfdan Ragnarsson • Harald Fairhair • Hemming • Hjorr Halfsson • Ivarr the Boneless • Kassandra • Ketil Flatnose • Leofrith • Lif • Ljufvina Bjarmarsdottir • Modron • Muhammad I of Córdoba • Niall Glúndub • Nornir (Skuld • Urðr • Verðandi) • Odo of France • Oswald of East Anglia • Pierre • Rhodri the Great • Richardis • Ricsige of Northumbria • Rollo • Rued • Rurik • Sichfrith • Sigfred • Sinric • Soma • Stowe • Styrbjorn Sigvaldisson • Thorstein the Red • Toka Sinricsdottir • Ubba Ragnarsson • Valdis \| Brendan of Clonfert • Cú Chulainn • Niall of the Nine Hostages • Ragnar Lothbrok • Rig Reidarasson • Thorgest

Factions

Assassins (British Brotherhood • Frankish Brotherhood • Roman Hidden Ones) • Templars (Order of the Ancients • Zealots • Red Hand) • Anglo-Saxons • Britons • Picts • Gaels (Norse-Gaels • Uí Néill) • Iroquois (Kanien'kehá:ka) • Norse (Elgring Clan • Clan Hemmingsons • Raven Clan • Wolf Clan) • Vikings (Jomsvikings • Shieldmaidens • Sons of Ragnar • Great Summer Army) • Thousand Eyes • Druids (Daughters of Nimue • Children of Danu) • Franks (Frankish Rebels • Bellatores Dei) | Isu (Æsir)

Locations

United States (Turin) | England (East Anglia • Wessex (Cent • Essexe • Hamtunscire • Suthsexe • Wincestre) • Mercia (Glowecestrescire • Grantebridgescire • Ledecestrescire • Lincolnscire • Sciropescire • Oxenefordscire • Lunden • Ravensthorpe) • Northumbria (Eurviscire • Jorvik • Snotinghamscire)) • Ireland (Connacht • Dublin • Meath • Ulster) • Isle of Skye • Norway (Fornburg • Hordafylke • Rygjafylke) • Vinland • West Francia (Amienois • Evresin • Melunois • Paris) | Asgard • Jötunheim • Niflheim (Kaldstad • Døkkerland • Nidheim • Helheim) • Svartalfheim (Gullnámar • Svaladal • Vangrinn • Eitri)

Events

COVID-19 pandemic | Unification of Norway (Assault on Kjotve's Fortress) • Viking expansion (Great Heathen Army • Battle of Chippenham • Siege of Paris) | Great Catastrophe (Ragnarök)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Helix Credits • Photo Mode | Animus (Animus Anomalies • Codex • Genetic memory • Memories • Memory Corridor) • Cairns • Crafting • Currencies (Opal • Silver) • Customization • Flyting • Irish Cycle pages • The Magas Codex • Orlog • Overseas Trading • Pieces of Eden (Crystal Ball • Excalibur • Freya's medallion • Gungnir • Lia Fáil • Mjölnir • Odin's Eye • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Yggdrasil) • Rigsogur • Runes • Ships • Skills (Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Leap of Faith • Social Stealth • Swimming) • The Sons of Niall • Standing stones • Tattoos • Treasures of Britain • Viewpoints

Weapons

Bearded axes • Bows • Dane axes • Flails • Hidden Blade • Scythes • Seaxes • Shields • Sickles • Spears • Swords • Warhammers

DLC

Main	The Legend of Beowulf • The Way of the Berserker • Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök

Free expansions	Yule Season • River Raids • Ostara Season • Mastery Challenge • Sigrblot Season • Oskoreia Season • Discovery Tour • Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories • The Forgotten Saga • Shared History • The Last Chapter