Sif

Family: Æsir · Role: Thor's wife · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir

In the Fooling of Gylfe, Sif is the mother of Uller, who is Thor’s step-son. In Æger’s Feast, she is among the asynjes who accompany the gods to Æger’s feast after his invitation. In Loke’s Wager with the Dwarfs, Loke cuts off all her hair; when Thor discovers this, he seizes Loke and would have broken every bone in him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Uller is Sif’s son and Thor’s step-son.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter VIII · The Asas · Part 2)
  • With: Ullr Thor
  • “Uller is the name of one, who is a son of Sif, and a step-son of Thor.”
• Æger hosted Odin and the gods at a feast after inviting them to visit him.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Æger's Feast · 📍 Asgard)
  • With: Æger Odin Njord Frey Tyr Bragi Vidar Loki Frigg Freyja Gefjun Skadi Idun
  • “On this journey went Odin, Njord, Frey, Tyr, Brage, Vidar, Loke; and also the asynjes, Frigg, Freyja, Gefjun, Skade, Idun, Sif.”
• Loke cut all the hair off Sif.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Loke's Wager with the Dwarfs)
  • With: Loki
  • “Loke Laufey’s son had once craftily cut all the hair off Sif;”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir

• married with Thor “Sif's husband he besought a kettle him to bring, ‘in which I beer for all of you may brew.’”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Thrym, or the Hammer Recovered

• married with Thor “Sif's consort drank three salds of mead.”

Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 1

• married with Thor “Thor did not come, being in the East, but his wife Sif was there, also Bragi and his wife Idun,”

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter VIII · The Asas · Part 2

• child: Ullr “Uller is the name of one, who is a son of Sif, and a step-son of Thor.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Æger's Feast

• patron: Æger “Æger made a visit to Asgard, but when he was ready to return home he invited Odin and all the asas to come and pay him a visit after the lapse of three months. On this journey went Odin, Njord, Frey, Tyr, Brage, Vidar, Loke; and also the asynjes, Frigg, Freyja, Gefjun, Skade, Idun, Sif.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Loke's Wager with the Dwarfs

• enemies with Loki (Loke harmed Sif.) “Loke Laufey’s son had once craftily cut all the hair off Sif; but when Thor found it out he seized Loke, and would have broken every bone in him,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.