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Bardic Circle Featuring...
 Rob Crocker ...
Sif Smiles
(by Rob Crocker)

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The Story...
Just a happy little tune I wrote and recorded in a few hours time. My girlfriend says it makes her think of Sif the Norse goddes so I titled it for her. Here is a bit about her:
In Norse Mythology Sif is the wife of Thor and as such one could justifiably expect her to hold a high position among the Asynjur. To the contrary Sif is bearly mentioned in the Eddas. In Snorri Sturluson's 'Gylfaginning' she is not even mentioned in his list of the Norse Goddesses. Sif's name means 'relative', presumably an abbreviation of 'wife of Thor' and on this evidence some historians consider that she was invented by the late pagan poets to fill a gap in the Aesir's family tree.
However two myths survive which suggest that Sif had a more important role than simply an ornament in Bilskirnir. In 'Skaldskaparmal' (The language of Poetry) Snorri Sturluson explains why the kenning 'Sif's Hair' is used in place of the word gold. In this famous tale Loki cut off all Sif's hair for a joke but Thor became very angry and threatened to kill him. To save his own life Loki promised to get the black elves to make Sif a magical wig which would grow like her own hair. Loki succeeded in obtaining the gold wig and by trickery managed to commission many treasures including the hammer Mjolnir and the spear Gungnir. If this kenning was well established in Snorri's time it suggests that this tale is of some antiquity.
Recorded: 11-2-2005 Ragngautr Studios
Guests/Players: All instruments performed by Rob Crocker
Technical Notes: Dulcimer, Djembe, Flute, Tamborine and Woodblock. Recorded, mixed and mastered on PC with Cooledit Pro.
Artist Profile: I'm a one man band.
Website: http://ragngautr-kindred.org
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