{"id":10499,"date":"2026-09-21T14:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/nordic-seal-and-jormungandr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:08:43","slug":"nordic-seal-and-jormungandr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientskin.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/nordic-seal-and-jormungandr\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordic Seal and Jormungandr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nordic tattoo in Sweden &#8211; Jormungandr and a Seal &#8211; A sleeve dedicated to R\u00e1n, the goddess of the sea. In Norse mythology, R\u00e1n is a goddess and personification of the sea. R\u00e1n and her husband \u00c6gir, a j\u00f6tunn who also personifies the sea, produced together nine daughters who personify the sea waves. R\u00e1n also has a son Sn\u00e6r who personifies the snow. R\u00e1n may also be the mother of the beautiful j\u00f6tunn Ger\u00f0r, wife of the god Freyr. 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