The Courtship of Freyr and Gerd

The Courtship of Freyr and Gerd The following story of Freyrs courtship by proxy of Gerd may be somewhat frustrating for modern readers. One day while Odin was away, the Vanir god Freyr sat on his throne, Hlithskjalf, from which he could look out upon the whole of the 9 worlds. As he looked upon the land of the giants, Jotunheim, he noticed a beautiful house owned by the sea giant Gymir into which a lovely young giantess entered. Freyr became sad obsessing about the young giantess, whose name was Gerd, but he wouldnt tell anyone what he was brooding about; perhaps because he didnt want to admit that he had been sitting on the forbidden throne; perhaps because he knew the love between giants and Aesir was taboo. Since Freyr wouldnt eat or drink, his family grew worried but were afraid to talk with him. In time, his father Njord summoned Freyrs servant Skirnir to find out what was going on. Skirmir Tries to Court Gerd for Freyr Skirnir was able to extract the information from his master. In return, Freyr extracted a promise from Skirnir to woo Gymirs daughter Gerd for him and gave him a horse that would go through the magic ring of fire surrounding Gymirs home and special sword that fights giants on its own. After a minimal number of obstacles, Gerd gave Skirnir an audience. Skirnir asked her to say she loved Freyr in exchange for precious gifts. She refused, saying she had enough gold already. She added that she could never love a Vanir. Skirnir turned to threats. He carved runes on a stick and told Gerd he would send her to the frost ogre realm where she would pine for both food and a mans love. Gerd conceded. She said she would meet with Freyr in 9 days. The servant returned to tell Freyr the excellent news. Freyrs response was impatience, and so the story ends. The story of Freyr and Gerd (or Gerda) is told in Skirnismal (Skirnirs Lay), from the poetic Edda, and in a prose version in Gylfaginning (Deception of the Gylfi) in the Edda by Snorri Sturluson. Source: The Withdrawal of the Fertility God, Annelise Talbot Folklore, Vol. 93, No. 1. (1982), pp. 31-46.

Download Your Resume on LinkedIn

How to Easily Upload/Download Your Resume on LinkedIn Need to add your resume to your LinkedIn profile? Or need to convert your LinkedIn to a workable resume? Have no fear! Here are easy steps you can follow to do either without any trouble. Put Your Resume on  Ã‚  LinkedInIf you sign into your account, then select the Profile menu from the bar at the top, there is an option to Edit, and then from those extended options, the option to Import Resume. A pop-up will give you a chance to select your file (up to 500kb: either .doc, .pdf, or .html).In the Review Experience and Education interface, you can populate the fields and tweak the information as you need. Then simply save your changes with the botton at the bottom†¦. and voila!Make a Resume from a LinkedIn ProfileOne option for converting your LinkedIn profile to a gorgeous resume is the program Resumonk. It takes only a few minutes and two simple steps.1. Download your profile as a PDF. Click on the Me link at the top, then View Profile. There’s a more icon (â€Å"â₠¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ) in the top section of your profile, click that and then select Save to PDF. That’s that!2. Upload your PDF. If you already have a Resumonk account, simply log in and get started. Otherwise, sign up! If you have an existing resume saved to Resumonk, you can click the Edit button on the dashboard beside it. Otherwise select Create a New Resume. On the next page, there’ll be a button at the top called Import from LinkedIn. This will take you to another page where you can upload your new PDF.Use the Preview Customization page to change the template, fonts, colors, spacing, etc. Then click Save Design Page Settings.b You can continue to edit your resume, or download it when you’re ready by selecting the download (in .pdf or .docx format) function.You can also use Resume Builder, which was created as part of LinkedIn Labs and also lets you choose a template, or edit/view in Outline form. Or DoYouBuzz, which is a very user-friendly website with both free and paid plans, giving you tons of template options and is a very smooth process as well.