Gefjun

Family: Æsir · Role: wayfaring woman · First appears: Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter I · Gefjun's Plowing

Life events

King Gylfe gave Gefjun plow-land in his realm as a reward for her storytelling.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter I · Gefjun's Plowing · 📍 Svithjod)
- With: Gylfe
- “Of him it is said that he gave to a wayfaring woman, as a reward for the entertainment she had afforded him by her story-telling, a plow-land in his realm”
Gefjun plowed land from the north into the sea and named it Seeland.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter I · Gefjun's Plowing · 📍 Seeland)
- “Then went the plow so hard and deep that it tore up the land, and the oxen drew it westward into the sea, until it stood still in a sound. There Gefjun set the land, gave it a name and called it Seeland.”
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 Skadi Idun Sif
- “On this journey went Odin, Njord, Frey, Tyr, Brage, Vidar, Loke; and also the asynjes, Frigg, Freyja, Gefjun, Skade, Idun, Sif.”

patron: Gylfe “Of him it is said that he gave to a wayfaring woman, as a reward for the entertainment she had afforded him by her story-telling, a plow-land in his realm, as large as four oxen could plow it in a day and a night But this woman was of the asa-race; her name was Gefjun.”

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.”

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