Also called Jord, Fjörgyn, Hlóðyn, Earth.
Their story
Jörð is the Earth herself, a giantess, the daughter of Nótt and Annarr. With Odin she is the mother of Thor, who is often called her son in poetry. She has little story of her own, but she is the ground on which every other story stands.
Their day
Thursday. In modern practice, some honour her on Thursday, as the mother of Thor.
Best times to give to them
- spring planting
- harvest
- Thursdays
- whenever you break ground
What they like being given
- bread and milk poured into the ground
- seeds
- compost or tended soil
- ale, or water, poured on the earth
- wildflowers
How to honour them
- Pour a small offering directly onto the soil in your garden or a plant pot.
- Stand barefoot on the ground and give thanks.
- Plant, compost or tidy a patch of land in her name.
- Keep a bowl of earth from a meaningful place on your altar.
How they can help you
- grounding and stability
- gardening and growing
- a sense of belonging
- motherhood
- care for the environment
Symbols
- soil
- stones
- mountains
- green growth
Festivals
- Ostara Spring equinox, around 20 March
- Lughnasadh 1 August, or the nearest Sunday in many Irish folk customs
More Norse beings
- Skaði Huntress of the snowy mountains
- Máni The Moon, who counts the years
- Sól The Sun, who drives her bright horses
- Nótt Night, mother of Day
- Dagr Day, the bright son of Night
- Rán Mistress of the deep, who gathers the drowned
- Ægir Lord of the sea and brewer for the gods
- The Norns The weavers of fate at the well of Urðr