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THE GODDESS THRUÐ By V. L. Agnarsson Thruð is an obscure goddess and little is known about her other than she is the daughter of Þórr and Sif. However, we in Skergard give her much more credit than that. Thruð is one of the more promenant of the Asynjur in this modern day and age. She is the youngest among the Asynjur. The young gods and goddesses are very important in our modern world. Since the gods have evolved as we have, the youngest of them are more prominent in this day and age. This does not mean that the elder gods are fading from importance. What this does mean, however, is that the younger gods and goddesses are just as involved in our lives as their parents, if not moreso. As Sif represents the "Gatherer of Grains"; Thruð represents the work behind sowing the fields and the labors of organized agriculture. Before the coming of Thruð, mankind simply gathered berries and nuts to survive, ignorant of sowing fields, planting crops, or the inequity of modern agriculture. As humanity continued to evolve, Sif taught Thruð the aspects of gathering nuts and berries, and from her grandmother Fjorgynn (Jord) she learned the ways of the soil. When Thruð came of age, she taught humans the importance of working with the Earth, that is, agriculture. She also taught mankind how to use what they grow, and how to grind grain to make flour for baking bread. Thus, Thruð is associated with the hearth, because she spends many hours there cooking, baking, and keeping the fire. As the fire-keeper and bread-baker, her color is orange. (Not to mention that Red and Yellow make Orange, i.e. Þórr and Sif combined). What time not spent cooking, she spends in the field, sorting the Earth from the stones and rocks. Thruð is often seen as a large, strong woman whose hair is pulled back, but nevertheless messy. Her clothes are generally torn and dirty; as a laboring woman, she is too busy to notice her conditions. Because of her strength, she is likened to a giantess. Rocks and stones that are sacred to her are the ones turned over with the plow.
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