Sif
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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
The goddess Sif holds her long, golden hair while grain grows behind her in an illustration from 1897
Lokasenna (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
The third gift – an enormous hammer (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. The bottom right corner depicts the ship Skíðblaðnir "afloat" Sif's new hair.
Sif (1909) by John Charles Dollman
Þrúðr
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Þrúðr, sometimes anglicized as Thrud, is a daughter of the god Thor and the goddess Sif in Norse mythology. Þrúðr is also the name of one of the valkyries who serve ale to the einherjar in Valhalla. T
Sif
…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. Scholars have proposed that Sif's hair may represent fields of golden wheat, that she may be associated with fertility, family…
Alvíss and Þrúðr, illustration by Lorenz Frølich
The valkyries Hildr, Þrúðr and Hlökk bearing ale in Valhalla (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.