The Poetic Edda on Jorth

The > Poetic Edda > The Verse-Forms Of The Eddic Poems

• relationship: the is the offspring of Jorth.

  "For purposes of comparison, the translations of the three stanzas just given are here included:

Fornyrthislag:

Wild was Vingthor   |   when he awoke,
And when his mighty   |   hammer he missed;
He shook his beard,   |   his hair was bristling,
To groping set   |   the son of Jorth."

• attestation: The passage provides additional context about Jorth.

  "Wild was Vingthor | when he awoke, And when his mighty | hammer he missed; He shook his beard, | his hair was bristling, To groping set | the son of Jorth."

The > Volume I > Notes

• relationship: Jorth (Earth) is identified as Thor's mother.

  "Thy mother: Jorth (Earth)."

• attestation: Jorth (Earth) is Thor's mother, with Odin as his father

  "Jorth: Earth, Thor's mother, Othin being his father"

The > Volume I > Introductory Note

• relationship: he is identified as the offspring of Jorth.

  "1. Wild was Vingthor | when he awoke, And when his mighty | hammer he missed; He shook his beard, | his hair was bristling, As the son of Jorth | about him sought."

The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index

• attestation: Jorth represents Earth

  "Jorth, Earth"