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Skaði
In Norse mythology, Skaði (sometimes anglicized as Skadi, Skade, or Skathi) is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. Skaði is attested in the "Poetic Edda", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources; the "Prose Edda" and in "Heimskringla", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the works of skalds.
Skaði is the daughter of the deceased Þjazi, and Skaði married the god Njörðr as part of
selection. Expecting to choose the god Baldr by the beauty of the feet she selects, Skaði instead finds that she has picked Njörðr.
In chapter 6, a list of kennings is provided for Njörðr: "God of chariots," "Descendant of Vanir," "a Van," father of Freyr and Freyja, and "the giving god." This is followed by an excerpt from a composition by the 11th century skald Þórðr Sjáreksson, explained as containing a reference to Skaði leaving Njörðr:
Chapter 7