in progress
Njörðr dies and is burned on a pyre. He is ‘marked’ for Óðinn.
text
[excerpt from] Yng ch. 9d
9d. [Dauði Óðins / Death of Óðinn]
Njörður af Nóatúnum gerðist þ... | After him, Njörðr of Nóatún t... |
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commentary
context
This episode occurs within the longer narrative Ynglinga saga, in which Njörðr is a ruler in Uppsala. The saga is the first in the collection of kings’ sagas known as Heimskringla, which was probably composed and compiled by the 13th-century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson.
commentary
(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Ynglinga saga
Attributes: Cremation Funeral customs marking with a spear
Named things: Njǫrðr Óðinn Svíar
Text sections: Hkr Yng 9dII