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Sif

Sif
deitythe wife of Thorbeauty

The wife of Thor, whose golden hair was cut off by Loki and regrown by dwarves as real gold.

Sif, by E. Dollman (Edda illustration) — Sif
Sif · John Charles Dollman · 1995 · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
The account

Who they are

Sif is the wife of Thor and the mother of Ullr (in some accounts). Her defining myth: Loki, in a fit of mischief, cut off her beautiful golden hair; Thor threatened to kill him, so Loki went to the dwarves and had them make new hair for her — real gold, which grew like real hair [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗. Sif is a figure of beauty and of the domestic side of the Æsir [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
  • Wife of Thor [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
  • Her golden hair was cut by Loki and regrown by dwarves as real gold [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Relationships (2)

Connections

Partners

PARTNER_OFThor — Thor and Sif are married.[S2]

Conflict & enmity

FOUGHTLoki — Loki cut off Sif's golden hair (an act of mischief against Thor's wife).[S2]
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Artworks

Depictions

Sif, by E. Dollman (Edda illustration) — Sif
Sif · John Charles Dollman · 1995 · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
Sif · 1995
"Sif was Queen of the Fields" — the goddess with golden hair — "Sif was Queen of the Fields" — the goddess with golden hair
"Sif was Queen of the Fields" — the goddess with golden hair · Unknown author Unknown author · undated · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
"Sif was Queen of the Fields" — the goddess with golden hair · undated
Loki and Sif, by A. Chase — Loki and Sif
Loki and Sif · Credited to A. Chase (title page) · undated · Wikimedia Commons (institution in source file) · Public domain
Loki and Sif · undated
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