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  MatriFocus, Goddess in the Wheel of the Year -- "Skadi, Goddess of Winter"
In some of the more negative tales of Skadi, she was named Mornir, the troll woman, and was said to have castrated and then collected the penises of heroes.
Priestesses of Skadi were said to have bathed in blood as preparation for their rituals.
Skadi is not an evil Goddess, she symbolizes the many dark times that we all go through.
www.matrifocus.com /SAM02/wheel.htm   (684 words)

  
 Skadi (Frost Giantess)
Skadi inherited her father’s share of her grandfather’s fortune, and as the Asgardians offered her gold as retribution of her father’s death, she turned them down saying that she preferred to have a husband from among the gods instead.
Skadi agreed to this decision and chose from among them the most beautiful feet she had seen believing them to be the god Balder, but whom she actually chose was the sea-god Njord, father of Frey and Freia.
Skadi’s aunt, Angerboda, the wife of her uncle Gymir, is the same giantess credited with giving birth to Fenris, Hela and Jormungard (The Midgard Serpent) to Loki.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix/skadithor.htm   (703 words)

  
 ARSR Skadi.nl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The choice for the godess Skadi is in the way she is commonly depicted: with the city's colours green and white and hunting equipment, a shiny spear and pointy arrows.
As a godess Skadi appears frequently in divine sagas, but she is mostly known in relation to the violent death of her father.
Skadi demanded two that she be allowed to choose a mate from among them.
www.skadi.nl /index_uk.php?pagina=inhoud/uk/history   (351 words)

  
 Skadi (moon)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi is about 6.4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of 15,645,000 kilometers in a retrograde direction.
Skadi may have been formed from debris knocked off of Phoebe by large impacts at some point in the solar system's history.
Its name comes from Norse mythology, where Skadi is a giantess who is the wife of the Vanir god Niord.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Skadi_(moon).html   (392 words)

  
 Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi was the daughter of the etin Thiatsi, and called by various other appellations such as the "snowshoe Goddess," or "ski Goddess." When her father was killed, Skadi demanded that reparation be made to her by the Gods in the form of a husband and being made to laugh.
Skadi was asked to choose her husband by looking only at his feet.
Skadi did not believe the Gods would be able to live up to the other half of their bargain, for she had not laughed since Thiatsi died.
loki.ragnarokr.com /Perspective/otter.html   (526 words)

  
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Skadi, a Scandinavian and Asatruar Aesir goddess is often misplaced in Asatruar or not mentioned at all.
Skadi, daughter of Thjassi or Thiazi, was Ice maiden, and woman of the white wolves.
Skadi herself has a sense of humour that only manifests when she is able to express herself freely, and this is usually only in mountainous terrain, or the terrain of snow and cold.
www.wicca.com /celtic/forums/view_topic.php?id=6874&forum_id=19   (1935 words)

  
 Skadi (godin) -- Skadi is een figuur uit de Noorse mythologie, de dochter va...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi is een figuur uit de Noorse mythologie, de dochter van de reus Thjazi en godin van de winter en de jacht.
Skadi koos Njord, de god van de zee, hopend dat het Baldr was.
Skadi wordt soms ook genoemd als de naam waarvan Scandinavië is afgeleid.
skadi-godin.nl.tracking24.net   (164 words)

  
 SKADI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi, oder auch Skade, ist in der germanischen Mythologie die Göttin der Jagd und des Winters.
So ging Skadi zurück nach Thrymheim, wo sie gerne mit dem Bogen auf die Jagd ging.
Nach der Trennung von Njörd heiratete Skadi Uller.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/S/Skadi   (238 words)

  
 Skadi, Goddess of Winter
Skadi demanded two things: that they make her laugh and that she be allowed to choose a mate from among them.
"I couldn't sleep a wink," Skadi said in a famous eddic poem, "on the bed of the sea, for the calling of gulls and mews." The couple moved to Thrymheim, Skadi's mountain palace, but the water god was as unhappy there as Skadi had been in the water.
Thereupon they agreed on an equitable dissolution, and Skadi took a new mate, more suitable to her lifestyle: Ullr, the god of skis.
www.hranajanto.com /goddessgallery/skadi.html   (333 words)

  
 Skadi Avalanche transceiver beacon, history, photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This female is often referred to as the goddess of skis, she traveled on skis, carried a bow, and hunted.
It refers to the date the Cornell team "invented" the SKADI, not to the date it was first sold to the public.
The Skadi was practically impervious to outside interference and could locate buried units under rock or dirt as well as snow.
www.wildsnow.com /articles/skadi/skadi_1.html   (1670 words)

  
 Details to Races
The 4 km Mini Skadi Loppet race is for born in 1994 and 1995.
The 10 km race is for young people born between 1988 to 1990 and 6 km for 1991 to 1993.
Skadi Loppet is open to all skiers born in 1987 or before.
www.skadi-loppet.de /english/races/details_to_races.htm   (300 words)

  
 Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi oder auch Skade ist in der nordischen Mythologie die Göttin der Jagd und des nach der Skandinavien benannt wurde.
Überwältigt von diesem albernen brach Skadi in schallendes Gelächter aus.
So ging Skadi zurück nach Thrymheim wo sie gerne mit dem Bogen die Jagd ging.
de.freeglossary.com /Skadi   (210 words)

  
 Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After their marriage, Njord and Skadi could not agree on where to live so they took turns going to Thrymheim (Skadi's abode after Thiazi's death) in the mountains for nine nights and then Noatun on the shore for nine nights.
From the Ynglinga Saga we learn that after Skadi left Njord she became involved with Odin and had numerous sons by him, one being Saeming who is also listed in the Prose Edda as a son of Odin.
The last thing we know about Skadi is that she was the one who positioned the venomous snake over Loki's head after the Aesir bound him.
www.ugcs.caltech.edu /%7Echerryne/myth.cgi/Skadi.html   (406 words)

  
 Hurstwic Norse Mythology: Njord
Skadi said she would settle instead for a husband of her choice from amongst the gods.
The second part of the bargain was for the gods to make Skadi laugh, something she thought they would be unable to do.
Njorð and Skadi decided to live for part of the year in Skadi's frozen hall in the mountains of Þrymheim, and part of the year in Njorð's hall on the sea at Nóatún.
www.hurstwic.org /history/articles/mythology/myths/text/njord.htm   (497 words)

  
 +   Buffy the Vampire Slayer MUX   +   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi says, "One question that just came up was: "Are you basically head wizard to go to if there's a problem with anyone else, or which?" I guess I ought to have mentioned myself in there somewhere.
Skadi says, "The question was: 'Are most scenes with FCs closed?' Answer: NO. FCs are probably the ones MOST expected to be doing public scenes involving the playerbase, seeing as they *are* the characters we all know best.
Skadi says, "Cordelia: This is a major character with a lot of things that happened to her.
buffymux.betterbox.net /playerbase.html   (9570 words)

  
 skifaster.net - Runner Up in Salomon's Skinny Ski Story Contest: The First Skis of Winter
Skadi would hunt all year round if she could, but in the winter the snow was too deep to run through.
By the age of thirteen Skadi was tired of not hunting in the wintertime.
As soon as Skadi was out of Loki’s earshot she began to laugh so hard she fell to the ground.
www.skifaster.net /article.asp?DocumentID=984   (912 words)

  
 +   Buffy the Vampire Slayer MUX   +   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi says, "So, now that y'all have been reminded of the activity requirements, I'll explain to you just why this activity is important to the game.
Skadi says, "After months and possibly years of playing your character, we understand that you've developed them into something different from the show, and that you'd like to add your own personal touch to the character.
Skadi says, "Was there anyone else who wanted to talk about their character, give any TP ideas they had, give any other ideas they had, or anything at all?"
buffymux.betterbox.net /fcmeeting.html   (3566 words)

  
 Njord and Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He is married to Skadi, who came to Asgard seeking vengeance for the death of her father Thjazi.
They have a bit of a problem living together : Skadi can't sleep because of the crashing of the waves and the seagulls' cries, and Njord dislikes the mountains and the wolves' howling.
Skadi is the goddess of hunting, skiing and vengeance.
www.hetrad.nl /Hidden/English_Index/ENnjord/ennjord.html   (447 words)

  
 Skadi
When her father Thiazi was slain by the gods, Skadi wanted to take revenge.
The marriage between Njord and Skadi was not a happy one.
She wanted to live where her father had lived, in Thrymheim in the mountains, and Njord wanted to live in Noatun, his palace by the sea.
www.pantheon.org /articles/s/skadi.html   (201 words)

  
 www.eldaring.de - Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi nickte zum Einverständis, denn ihre Augen waren erstrahlend auf den lichten und von allen geliebten Balder gefallen.
Weder den milden Njörd, noch den lichten und strahlenden Sonnengott Balder hätte sie sich erwählen sollen, sondern den schnellen Bogenschützen und Schlittschuläufer Uller, der sich genauso wie sie in der winterlichen Umgebung und in den Bergen von Riesenheim wohlgefühlt hätte.
Skadis Vater, der Riese Thiazi, wurde von den Göttern während eines Streits getötet.
www.eldaring.de /content/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=92&mode=&order=0&thold=0   (1579 words)

  
 Stumpy V Skadi-the-evil-Elf. Euthenasia. - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community
Many others Skadi listed in his argument are completely capable of taking their own lives whether its legal or not.
Basically, Skadi argues that death is bad, and anything that facilitates death is bad.
It is not for their family to make, it is not for me to make, and it is not for Skadi to make.
www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/viewthread.php?tid=15767   (3811 words)

  
 skadi forum open again - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi is temporarily down and it was not shut down by the German government as the German government has no jurisdiction over me (an American in America) and my American hosted and operated server.
As you might have heard, Skadi has been shut down on request of the enemies of freedom of expression, freedom of information, justice, and a State under the rule of law, i.
Skadi was the first European cultural preservation forum I belonged to.
www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?p=1174724   (671 words)

  
 Mythologie nordique: Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Skadi se sentait chez elle au milieu des montagnes de Jotunheim et les forêts de Trymheim, où son père avait vécu, à écouter les hurlements des loups qui terrorisaient Niord.
Skadi était bonne skieuse, et chassait les animaux de la montagne avec son arc et ses flèches.
Skadi était considérée comme une déesse de la justice.
grenier2clio.free.fr /nordique/skadi.htm   (273 words)

  
 Skaði   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A story of the goddess: Skadi went to the Gods' World to revenge her father, Thjasi, whom the gods had killed.
She was only allowed to see their feet and thought that she had chosen Baldur, the white one, but it turned out that she'd chosen Njordur.
Skadi was raised in the mountains of the Giants' World.
www.fva.is /~harpa/comenius/ensskadi.html   (165 words)

  
 Oud Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
De grootste financiële ondersteuning is gaan zitten in de verbouwing van het Skadi pand in 1997.
De stichting ondersteunt Skadi met het beschikbaar stellen van middelen voor drie projecten per jaar; een project voor het ondersteunen van het wedstrijdroeien, competitieroeien en een verenigingsproject.
Menig boot op de botendoop in april is mede gefinancierd met de donaties van oud-leden of komt zelfs volledig voor de rekening van de binnengekomen donaties.
oudskadi.skadi.nl /projecten.php   (238 words)

  
 NLroei
In een korte, maar gestroomlijnde voorbereiding probeert hij de Skadi Oude Vier het principe van “Twents rossen” bij te brengen.
Op de drukbevaren en bochtige Rotte is sparren een hachelijke onderneming, zodat Rob Venema, bootsman van Skadi sinds jaar en dag, na een aanvaring in actie moest komen om schade aan de splinternieuwe vier te repareren.
Hierin is hij gelukkig zoals altijd tijdig en vakkundig geslaagd, zodat de boot in topconditie richting Houten vervoerd kan worden.
www.nlroei.nl /printarticle-825.html   (538 words)

  
 Polar bear movements and logging record   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At this point the satellite collar that Skadi is wearing stopped transmitting positions to us, so her movements from this point on are unknown.
Even though Skadi’s collar has had a shorter lifetime than expected, we have received some very interesting data from it.
This is something we will work hard to improve in the years to come and our experience with Skadi and her swimming and diving have thus been valuable.
wwfint.com /about_wwf/where_we_work/arctic/polar_bear/tracking_logs/tracking_status.cfm?uNewsID=23270&uLangId=1   (272 words)

  
 www.eldaring.de - Skadi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Die wütende Skadi war in ihren Zorn wunderschön und die Asen betrachteten sie mit wohlwollenden Blick, obwohl sie diese mit ihren Speer bedrohte.
Die Sage von Njörd und Skadi trug sich wie folgt zu: Die Asen hatten Thiassi erschlagen, weil er die Göttin Idun in seinem Eispalast gefangengehalten und sie bei ihrer Heimkehr bis über die Grenze Asgards verfolgt hatte.
Neun Monate wohnten sie in der sturmumtosten Eisburg Thiassis; Skadi froh und glücklich, aber Njörd traurig in der kalten Verbannung.
www.eldaring.de /content/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=92   (1579 words)

  
 ARSR Skadi.nl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Daarnaast kent Skadi als een van de weinige verenigingen in Nederland een eigen ruimte voor het trainen op de ergometer met een luxe luchtcirculatiesysteem en een eigen fitnessruimte voor roeispecifieke trainingen.
Dankzij de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam kan Skadi voor haar schades aan deze boten ook nog eens terecht bij de bootsman die op het terrein van Skadi werkzaam is. Ten slotte is er een fulltime bestuur werkzaam dat continu tracht deze randvoorwaarden te optimaliseren.
Verder heeft Skadi een aantal toproeiers in huis die uitkomen op wedstrijden op wereldniveau, zoals het WK, het FISU WK, de Nations Cup en zelfs de Olympische Spelen.
galerij.skadi.nl /index.php?pagina=roeien_wedstrijd   (290 words)

  
 Skadi - BjorgsCorner
Skadi is the Goddess of Winter and the Hunt.
She is married to Njord, the gloomy Sea God noted for his beautiful bare feet.
Skadi's character is represented in two of Hans Christian Anderson's tales: "The Snow Queen" and "The Ice Princess."
www.bjorgs.com /wiki/index.php?title=Skadi   (51 words)

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