#Lofn

[notthesomefather]

My dear queer and trans heathens and norse pagans,

Remember today and always that your gods love you.

Remember today and always that Odin and Loki know and share your truth.

Remember today and always that Thor and Freyja battle by your side.

Remember today and always that Tyr fights for your justice and rights.

Remember today and always that Lofn celebrates your joy.

Remember today and always that your gods love you, that you have nothing to apologize for, that you are not alone, and that we will prevail against evil and cowardice.

#lgbtqia #norse #heathen #asatru #pagan #norse pagan #odin #thor #loki #freyja #lofn #tyr

[thorraborinn]

@grimnirs-child I don't want to tack this onto your post and derail, but you might be interested in the fact that the name Lofn probably does not derive from lof 'praise,' but rather from a verb meaning 'to hope.'

Snorri reached for the closest words in his own language to explain Lofn (and did a pretty alright job of it), but it seems Lofn was coined during a significantly earlier stage of the language from a word that fell out of use by Snorri's time. Of course, a claim like that needs pretty good evidence, but fortunately we have it.

We get problems right away with deriving it from lof, because there just is no pattern of Norse word-formation that gets you from one to the other. However, there is a whole class of nouns derived from verbs that look an awful lot like Lofn: heyrn 'hearing' from heyra 'to hear'; vǫrn 'defense' from verja 'to defend,' and lots more. By the time of attested Old Norse, they'd stopped making new ones of these, but they inherited a lot of them from an earlier stage of the language, and many are still used in Icelandic today. These types of derivations were also used in Gothic, which is nice, because we can see more or less precisely how they were put together. Old Icelandic words of this type are formed from two kinds of weak verbs only (verbs with the stem vowels -(i)ja- or -ē-, the latter sometimes written "-ai-" -- you don't see any of this in Norse, but you do in Gothic, and it's still underlying the way verbs conjugate in Norse).

To put this another (hopefully less abstract) way, we can say that if either the words *lubīniz, derived from a verb *lubjaną; or *lubēniz, from a verb *lubēną, existed in Proto-Germanic, they would come down into Old Norse as Lofn. The task then is to look for evidence of either of these verbs.

But once you start looking for those, it becomes clear that this very word -- not the verb, but the fully-derived noun, the actual fully-assembled precursor to Lofn -- already exists in both Old English (lufen, in Beowulf) and in Gothic, and they both mean 'hope.' In the link for the Gothic word lubains, the English translation has 'joy and peace,' but the Greek word it's translating is ἐλπῐ́δος (genitive of ἐλπῐ́ς, 'hope').

Even more importantly, it's actually attested as a name from hundreds of years before Snorri, in the Roman province of Belgium:

It's not unthinkable that Lofn could come about independently by some other means, but what those means are are difficult to think out. Meanwhile, we already have a word in Old English and Gothic meaning 'hope,' and which we know was already used as a woman's name in the very earliest stages of attested Germanic language.

Now this part is a bit subjective, but to my mind, the semantics of 'hope' are much more in line with Snorri's description of the goddess than his own etymology of the name. If anything, this is a vindication of Snorri as a reliable source of information about poorly-attested goddesses. For a long time there has been a (very reasonable) uncertainty about whether Snorri really knew anything about the goddesses, or if all he was doing was guessing based on their names (which he could easily have sourced from skaldic poetry). But if all he had to work with were words meaning 'praise' and 'permission,' and just happened to extrapolate a goddess who pertains so closely to the true etymology of her name, which he had no way of knowing, that is too much of a coincidence for me to accept. This tells me that Snorri did have access to genuine oral lore about what kind of a goddess Lofn was, and that he told us.

[edit: I'd said it was attested twice in Beowulf, but it's actually only once, didn't realize Bosworth-Toller was citing it once but using two different methods of line-counting]

#lofn

[ladybrythwensinclair]

Hail Lofn

Hail to the Goddess of Forbidden Love Blessed are we who have been sheltered by you from hatred Hail to the Gentle One Holy are all who love despite oppression Hail to the Mild One She who softens the hardest hearts Bless and walk with us this day

#heathenry #prayer #Lofn

[sigyn-foxyposts]

Random Logyn head cannon‼:

So whenever the norse people would get married, often more younger couples would be gifted with a cat in Freya's name to help keep rodents from their foods and such.

You know, to help out 😼

Well when Loki and Sigyn wanted to get married, Freya being Sigyn's mother in secret and already despising Loki.. Doesn't approve of their union! And even worse...

SHE REFUSES TO GIVE THEM A CAT.

*offended gasp*

Luckily for the couple though Lofn makes sure the two are wed eventually, because that's her job and she's supportive for every relationship! And they do end up getting a cat after all!

🥁*Drumroll*🥁

It was jormungandr, in cat form as a little kid. He heard about the situation and felt bad so he took it upon himself to cheer his parents up. He is such a sweetheart..😭✨

Who needs pets when you got the zoo/j🤭

#norse mythology #sigyn #loki #logyn #loki x sigyn #jormundgandr #jörmungandr #headcannons #loki's kids #freya #lofn

[plantpirating]

So many of the Norse goddess' stories are lost to us.

Eir, she was the gods' physician, and

Vor was the goddess of wisdom.

Sjofn was the goddess of love and

Lofn was the goddess of marriage and the deities' conforter.

#norse mythology #goddesses #goddess worship #eir #vor #sjofn #lofn #mythology

[cerezsis]

Some doodles of Lofn.

#brave the night au #dw #lofn #doodles #my art

[grimnirs-child]

I have been writing up the next post for my Handmaidens Project, about Lofen & Siofen, counterparts to Lofn & Sjöfn, to coincide with Pride month and I'm just. feeling very emotional rn. queer love and queer sex and queer community is so sacred you guys. it really is.

#heathen #heathenry #inclusive heathenry #lgbt heathenry #lofn #sjofn

[wingedluminarytyphoon]

#oc #wingedluminarytyphoon art #lofn

[streganonalearns]

This collage is dedicated to the goddess Lofn

#paganism #deity work #pagan witch #lofn

[b37zawkq4]

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#hazinesses #definitizing #trifanious #sleek-haired #micromhos #picotah #mycohaemia #SAT #leaflet #maculicole #cryoprobe #Dundalk #nonsupplicating #Ferdinana #febricula #drinkableness #disproven #Lofn #vigia #ectethmoidal

[dark-and-kawaii]

She stepped into the creatures embrace, a silent surrender to the tumultuous passion that beckoned. Their touch was a gentle violation, a sensual ruin that promised to tear her heart asunder. In their arms, she found a love so intense that it bordered on oblivion, a yearning so deep it was akin to drowning.

Within her, the creature found a freedom that defied their enslavement, a fleeting sanctuary in the warmth of her soul.

As the night deepened, they held her close, the inevitability of a new day in hell and their separation looming like an unspoken curse. The creature was tired of waiting, of dreaming in the confines of their servitude. Inside her, they sought solace, a momentary reprieve from the cold reality that awaited with the return of their master.

#bg3 #haarlep #haarlep x tav #raphael bg3 #haarlep the incubus #haarlep bg3 #Lofn Cormyr Thay #bg3 oc

[astarionposting]

DRAGONS DO NOT FEAR BLOOD.

Frey & Lofn | Part II

Thank youuu again @dark-and-kawaii for lovely Lofn <3 she is so beautiful and it was hard to not take 100 screenshots of this lol

also yes this is literally my fav scene to photograph for thirsty posts like this... the lighting.. the poses... expressions ALL SO GOOD

#cw nsft #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 screenshots #bg3 tav #bg3 oc #oc: frey baratheon / se timpa zaldrīzes #oc: lofn cormyr thay #oc x oc #tav x tav #virtual photography #Spotify

[sigyn-foxyposts]

"Sjofn and Lofn"

I swear if their names don't make you believe that they aren't sisters, I don't know what will! They're such sillies and I adore them!

Also Sjofn is kinda suspicious, what do you mean both men and women? 😏

#norse mythology #norse pantheon #norse goddesses #norse gods #sjofn #sjöfn #lofn

[heirsofthedragon]

Frey & Lofn ♡

Thank you @dark-and-kawaii for letting me feature your lovely Lofn in some romance shots with Frey <3

#bg3 #bg3 oc #bg3 tav #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 screenshots #virtual photography #oc: lofn cormyr thay #oc x oc #tav x tav #oc: frey | aerymor targaryen

[yascaret]

Lofn dramatically looking at the camera when she hears there is weed on the island

#ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #viera #rava #balmung #lofn yascaret

[blairsanne]

Lofn: Series Masterlist

The Almighty Johnsons Anders Johnson x goddess!Reader

Note: This series is ongoing.

General summary: You are Lofn, the goddess of comfort, summoned by the gods to tend to them in their times of need. After being summoned by Bragi a few times, you get sucked into his world. As you attempt to navigate where you stand with each other, complications of god business get in the way.

Note: Reader character is female, of at least partial Norwegian descent, is described a few times early on as having blue-grey eyes and light brown hair, is shorter than Anders, is the goddess Lofn, works for SkyCity.

CW: 18+, smut in every chapter (including protected and unprotected penetrative sex, oral (m&f receiving), masturbation, power dynamics, and more), instances of physical violence, blood, mentions of canon murders (no on-screen murder), instances of alcohol consumption, mention of drug use, attempted non-con/assault (not by Anders), language. Major canon plot spoilers when the plot lines up with the plot of the series.

Chapter 1: Lofn

Summary: After a particularly bad day, Anders accidentally summons Lofn, the goddess of comfort, to his office in the middle of the night. Anders just happens to have a favourite way to unwind.

CW: Hurt/comfort, alcohol, language, smut. Words: 3,235

Chapter 2: House Call

Summary: Anders (and his nose) had a rough time in Whangamaungamoa and he finds himself wishing he had company as he feels the inevitable pull of sleep. Luckily the goddess Lofn is meant to provide comfort to the gods.

CW: Hurt/comfort, smut, so sleepy Words: 2,631

Chapter 3: After Bad Things Happen

Summary: This chapter ties in directly to the events of S1E7 ‘Bad Things Happen’. You are summoned to a drugged Bragi, laying mostly-naked and covered in insults in his bed. With a knife. You spend the night making things better.

CW: hurt/comfort, description of attempted/intended violence, smut, angst? Words: 6,489

Chapter 4: Available

Summary: You encounter Bragi ‘in the wild’, but your visit is interrupted by a summon elsewhere. After helping his family through a problem, you spend some alone time with the god you now know as Anders.

CW: family issues, smut Words: 10,942

Chapter 5: Lonely Beds

Summary: You comfort Thor on a big day, then struggle to connect with Anders until a well-timed summon.

CW: smut (fairly tame), pining, sleepy stuff Words: 4,993

Chapter 6: Hamilton

Summary: You meet Anders at a hotel in Hamilton and he has his own brand of fun in mind for your evening.

CW: smut (mostly the whole thing is smut, tiny bit of plot kinda), praise/power play Words: 4,547

Chapter 7: Bubbles & Bubbles

Summary: Anders leaves you alone while he tends to business during the day, though you both anticipate your evening together. Things eventually get a little heavy in the bath, and then on the floor.

CW: Smut, oral (m receiving), unprotected sex, drinking Words: 6,675

Chapter 8: All Apologies

Summary: As your weekend with Anders draws to a close, he gets jealous to see you out with another man while he’s working. Things get a little heated as you try to talk about it.

CW: Smut, unprotected sex, use of toy, jealousy Words: 5,806

Chapter 9: Turned Around

Summary: Busy preparing for your move to Auckland, you are summoned first to Mike and then to Anders’s flat, but things don’t go as you’re used to. {Set between S1E10 and S2E1}

CW: smut, unprotected sex, alcohol, comfort, angst, hurt feelings, cliffhanger ending… also a lot of Mike? Words: 10,532

Chapter 10: Crisis of Faith

Summary: Anders went to Norway to try to clear you from his mind to no avail. Determined to find a path to you and to win you over, he gets his brothers involved. He’s not the only one dealing with problems he needs help with, though. {Set between S2E6 and S2E9}

CW: Smut, alcohol, unprotected sex (m/f), discussion of death/murder, brief violence/assault/sexual assault/attempted noncon (not by Anders) - not in that order Words: 15,313

Chapter 11: Apples

Summary: You run into Anders during your workday and can’t help but spend the afternoon with him. You have a premonition of something you don’t understand, until you meet someone at JPR. {This chapter and the next follow the plots from S2E9-13 and rely on you having seen the episodes for further context.}

CW: Smut, unprotected sex, lying, angst, cheating? Words: 8,147

Chapter 12: Destiny

Summary: While Anders struggles with his new bond to Helen, you try not to completely fall apart as you adjust to not being with him anymore. Difficult summons lead to unanswered questions and you back in his bed. {This chapter and the one before it follow the plots from S2E9-S3E1 and rely on you having seen the episodes for further context.}

CW: Smut, heartbreak, breakup grief, angst, unprotected sex, Idun, mention of off-screen death, blood (but no graphic depictions of violence) Words: 9,596

Chapter 13: Stranger

Summary: The Idun problem still lingers as you’re summoned to help a new goddess. Your mortal best friend doesn’t understand what’s going on, or why you’re keeping things from him. Anders finally opens the book you returned to him.

CW: Smut, Idun, brief mention of prior suicide attempt and murder, unprotected sex, a somewhat rude interruption Words: 7,840

Chapter 14: Back to Auckland

Summary: You ditch the hotel in Hamilton to take Anders back to your flat in Auckland for a weekend of honeymoon type bliss.

CW: Smut, tooth-rotting fluff, insecurities, unprotected sex, oral (female receiving) Words: 7,038

Chapter 15: Happy For Me

Summary: While Anders deals with shady business offers and the threat of god-hunters, things escalate between you and Hamish, leading to an accidental use of power. {This chapter takes place during Season 3, Episode 4, "Like the Berserkers of Old", though the events of the episode happen mostly "off-screen".}

CW: smut, unprotected sex, secret keeping, accidental and intentional emotional manipulation Words: 8119

#lofn #the almighty johnsons fanfiction #the almighty johnsons fanfic #the almighty johnsons #anders johnsons smut #anders smut #anders johnson fic #anders x reader #anders x goddess reader