E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Niord.
The Scandinavian sea-god. He was not one of the Æsr. Niörd’s son was Frey (the fairy of the clouds), and his daughter was Freyja. His home was Noatun. Niörd was not a sea-god, like Neptune, but the Spirit of water and air. The Scandinavian Neptune was Ægr, whose wife was Skadi.
r. Niörd’s son was Frey (the fairy of the clouds), and his daughter was Freyja. His home was Noatun. Niörd was not a sea-god, like Neptune, but the Spirit of water and air. The Scandinavian Neptune was Æg
