Njord and Skadi: A Myth Explored peonies This was the Wild or

This was the Wild or Infernal Hunt

particularly in Irish mythology

but evolved over millennia among the Nordic people of ancient Europe

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Njord and Skadi: A Myth Explored peonies This was the Wild orNjord and Skadi: A Myth Explored delves into the story of the Norse giantess Skadi and her unhappy marriage to the sea god Njord. As compensation, after the gods killed her father, Skadi is given a choice of husbands from among the gods, but she has to choose by looking at just their feet. She chooses the finest looking feet, believing them to belong to Baldr, but finds to her dismay that she chose the Vanir god Njord instead. Not surprisingly, the