The Poetic Edda on Ivaldi
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
relationship: Ivaldi is identified as the offspring of Njorth.
"43. In days of old | did Ivaldi's sons Skithblathnir fashion fair, The best of ships | for the bright god Freyr, The noble son of Njorth."
relationship: The stanza references a son of Ivaldi.
"43. In days of old | did Ivaldi's sons Skithblathnir fashion fair, The best of ships | for the bright god Freyr, The noble son of Njorth."
The > Volume I > Notes
- attestation: Ivaldi ('The Mighty') is known only as the father of craftsmen-dwarfs who made the ship Skithblathnir, Othin's spear Gungnir, and golden hair for Sif.
"Ivaldi ("The Mighty"): he is known only as the father of the craftsmen-dwarfs who made not only the ship Skithblathnir, but also Othin's spear Gungnir, and the golden hair for Thor's wife, Sif, after Loki had maliciously cut her own hair off."