thumb|The goddess Sif holds her long, golden hair while grain grows behind her in an illustration from 1897 In Norse mythology, Sif is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, she is known for her golden hair and is married to the thunder god Thor.
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Attestations
- Poetic Edda
- Prose Edda
- Swedish folklore
- Theories
- ''Beowulf''
- Hair as wheat and potential cognates
- Rowan
- ''Lokasenna'' accusations
- Identity of Sif's first husband
- Modern influence
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|The goddess Sif holds her long, golden hair while grain grows behind her in an illustration from 1897 In Norse mythology, Sif is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, she is known for her golden hair and is married to the thunder god Thor.
The Prose Edda recounts that Sif once had her hair shorn by Loki, and that Thor forced Loki to have a golden headpiece made for Sif, resulting in not only Sif's golden tresses but also five other objects for other gods. Sif is also named in the Prose Edda as the mother of Þrúðr (by Thor) and Ullr.