Nóatún (mythology)

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Nóatún ( old north .: "Ship's place") is the residence of the sea ​​god Njörðr in Norse mythology and, according to the Grímnismál, one of the gods' palaces in Asgard . Snorri Sturluson reports in Gylfaginning and Skáldskaparmál that Njörðr's wife Skaði did not want to live in Nóatún by the sea, but rather in the snow-capped mountains.

“Noatun is the eleventh: Njördr built
the hall for himself.
Without my (fault) and blemish the male
prince governs high house. "

- Edda , Grímnismál , verse 16

The old Norse name Nóatún means "ship town, ship place". The first part of the word ( nóa- ) belongs etymologically to the Indo-European ( reconstructed ) word * nāus ( Old Norse : nór , Latin : navis ), which means "ship". The second part ( -tún ) belongs to the Old Norse word tún ("courtyard, city"; compare English town - "city"). The meaning of the name Nóatún also underlines the connection between Njörðr and the sea.

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