Goddess Gerd

IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, "GERD" IS A GODDESS OF THE EARTH AND THE FERTILE SOIL. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL CREATURES SHE WAS THE PERSONIFICATION OF FERTILITY AND SEX. A HALO OF LUXURIANT, RADIATING TRESSES SURROUNDS THE HEAD OF THIS NORTHERN GODDESS AND APPROPRIATELY SYMBOLISES HER PART IN NATURE. SHE IS A GIANTESS, THE DAUGHTER OF "AURBODA" AND THE GIANT "GYMIR." SHE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT THE BRIGHTNESS OF HER NAKED ARMS ILLUMINATED BOTH AIR AND SEA.

THE FOLLOWING TALE DEPICTS THE ONGOING YEARLY CYCLE OF THE COLD FROZEN FIELDS THAWING AND BEING REBORN WITH THE COMING OF EACH SPRING:

AS THE STORY GOES ONE DAY "FREY", THE NORDIC GOD OF "LIGHT AND FERTILITY " SAT UPON "ODIN"'S MAGICAL CHAIR ONE DAY, AND AS HE WAS VIEWING THE NINE WORLDS, HE SAW "GERD" AS SHE WAS ENTERING A HOUSE; WHEN SHE RAISED HER ARMS TO OPEN THE DOOR, SO GREAT WAS HER BEAUTY THAT SHE LIT UP THE ENTIRE SKY, AND "FREY" FELL INSTANTLY IN LOVE WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL GIANTRESS. "FREY" IMMEDIATELY SENT A MESSENGER TO WOO HER BUT, DESPITE BEING OFFERED MANY WONDERFUL GIFTS--INCLUDING GOLDEN APPLES AND A MAGICAL RING-- SHE REFUSED "FREY'S "PROPOSAL BECAUSE SHE HAD NO DESIRE TO LEAVE HER HOME TO MARRY THE GOD. HE THREATENED TO CUT OFF HER HEAD, BUT SHE WAS NOT AFRAID.

IT WAS ONLY UNDER THE THREAT OF A TERRIBLE RUNIC SPELL THAT WOULD COVER THE EARTH IN ICE AND LEAVE HER ALONE AND DESOLATE ON A DARK MOUNTAIN TOP THAT SHE RELENTED AND AGREED TO MEET FREY IN NINE NIGHTS AND BECOME HIS BRIDE.

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