Some elements to note on the primary female powers within the Þórr siðr.
Þórr’s wife Sif and his daughter Þrúðr are described with the imagery of the valkyries, flygjur, and dísir, all interchangeable names for the female guiding spirits which determine fate and the fate of family lines in Ragnarsdrápa 8 and 9:
(…) þás hristi-sif hringa (…)
“the shaking-Sif of rings”
(…) sú bœti-Þrúðr dreyrugra benja (…)
“that healing-Þrúðr of bloody wounds”
The first verse shows that Sif has an aspect associated with determining fate, as the shaking or giving of rings is an aspect associated with war, as rings represent nobility and lordship. To this end, she can be seen as the shaker of the wills of men. It should be noted that Sif also is said to be a spákona, or a prophetess in the prologue of the Snorra Edda.
The second verse shows Þrúðr as having an aspect of healing, restoration or amendment. Her inverse element in this verse consists of bloody wounds, which is a common element for valkyries as it details an association with war. Þrúðr is already known to be a valkyrie in Grímnismál 36, but this imagery gives an understanding of how brutal she is, similar to her father, who is called gramr með dreyrgum hamri, meaning the king with the bloody hammer. To this end she can be seen as the restorer and wounder of men.
These holy women ride with all Þórstrúar, guiding the fates of those who adhere to his siðr.
Þórr siðr 