In
Norse mythology, the
sister-wife of Njörðr is the unnamed wife and sister of the god
Njörðr, with whom he is described as having had the (likewise incestuous) twin children
Freyr and
Freyja. This shadowy goddess is attested in the
Poetic Edda poem
Lokasenna, recorded in the 13th century by an unknown source, and the
Heimskringla book
Ynglinga saga, a
euhemerized account of the Norse gods composed by
Snorri Sturluson also in the 13th century but based on earlier traditional material. The figure receives no further mention in
Old Norse texts. The situation is further complicated in that narratives describing the birth of Freyr and Freyja contradictorily cite the birth of the siblings occurring either after or before Njörðr left
Vanaheimr to live among the
Æsir. In addition, the goddess
Skaði is referred to as the mother of Freyr and Freyja in the
Poetic Edda poem
Skírnismál whereas otherwise she is a described as having been in an ill-fated relationship with Njörðr without direct association with the Freyr and Freyja.