Fiery Thrud, Daughter of Thor

The most interesting and overlooked goddess in North mythology is Thrud (also spelt Thudr and Thudra). The name Thrud means "strength". She is the beautiful daughter of the powerful thunder god Thor. She is said to have her father's strength in essence, beauty, charm and magic. She's a gentle goddess, as well as a Valkyrie. Some say that the Valkyrie Thrud is another individual but with two different named girls in Norse/Germanic myth, it's a coincidence. Thrud is likely a term used and associated with daughters of powerful gods. Thor's daughter Thrud is also named Thudra, and I shall draw attention to Her meaning.

Thrud, daughter of Thor, is a young goddess who survives Ragnarok.
She is a maiden goddess with a lovely kind nature.
Possibly a Valkyrie, as the goddess girl might be part of this mystical order.
The inner strength of Thrud is feminine lightning, storms and flowers.
She's a goddess of willows, trees, flowers and grass. 

This daughter has special gifts. She is capable of time travel, light travel (speed of light journeying: psychic journeying), reads dreams, tells fortunes, understands all stones including runes and riddles. She is artistic, bright, beautiful, sensual, maidenly, charming, graceful and poetic. She is protected by Thor. She is loved by her father, and mother, and she is precious. She is like gold. She's also a Valkyrie, and a priestess, a dreamer, a weaver, and she survives darkness. She isn't the kind of valkyrie to rage against souls. She's a healer that takes those into the peaceful afterlife. She loves animals, and she shares many attributes and traits to the goddess Kore (or Persephone), who was daughter of Zeus (a Greek counterpart of Thor) and Demeter (a counterpart of Sif).

There is very little told about Thrud in mythology during researching. There was a story of Thrud and a dwarf named Alviss. It's said that Alviss wanted to to marry Thrud, or tried to take her away as his bride in payment for crafting weapons. Thor prevented this happening so he turned Alviss into stone. Other than this, little is told about her. The goddess Thrud now appears as a character in modern fiction and comics.

What the young goddess symbolises:
Nature
Trees
Flowers
Grass
Heath
The spring
Fireworks
Storms
Rain
Rainbows
Flames
Agriculture
Arts
Perfume
Maidens
Dreams
           
Greek and Roman counterparts of Thrud:
Persephone (Kore)
Proserpina

Star of Thrud:
Asteroid Belt

Animals associated with Thurd:
Bat
Goat
Butterfly
Most birds

Stones and metals of Thrud:
Amber
Agate 
Jasper
Gold

Colour associated with Thrud:
Yellow

Element of Thrud:
Fire

The goddess Thrud can be honoured during specific rites aimed at goddesses. She can be invoked and thanked. She responds well to fire, so use candlelight and torches. She's a goddess of fire, flowers, and dreams, so use golden colours on Her alter. Golden flowers, such as the fragrant evening primrose, yellow jasmine, honeysuckle, mock lemon, alder and marigold. Make the alter light and flowery (even use battery fairy lights to make the alter look pretty). You can compose a written prayer or poem to Thrud.

Maiden goddess Thrud, who appears at new light, when Springtime is just around the corner. She walks the earth blazing, and breathing life on meadows, heaths and gardens. Flowers blossom and leaves grow full on trees. Give thanks to Her and all the other maiden goddesses that charm the land with her.

Flowers charming the plough

It's late Winter and the landscape is filled with pretty new flowers. The early wildflowers of the year at the end of winter are often very tough and commonly seen everywhere. Snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses.

Snowdrops are the first wildflowers to appear in late winter. These are bunched together with white cupped petals across a muddy, frosty cold ground. Snowdrops grow anywhere there is grass. They can be found growing in gardens, alongside footpaths, in graveyards, parks, woodlands and forests. These flowers produce galantamine, which can help heal against pain and Alzheimer's disease. Snowdrops got their name from an older word for "earring"! The Latin name for snowdrop is Galanthus that means "milk flower" in English. Snowdrops were considered unlucky to pick or use at weddings. Associated with the dead, and the freezing cold, snowdrops are regarded as "Candlemas Bells".

"The Snowdrop, in purest white array, First rears her head on Candlemas Day." (Traditional rhyme).

Candlemas is a Christianised version of ancient celebrations of the turning of the wheel. The Heathens call it a time of "Disting" or charming of the plough, when winter fades and the land becomes softer and ready to dig. It's also regarded as a time of "Imbolc", new beginnings and a season of light.

Crocus flowers appear just after snowdrops have bloomed. There are many types of crocus flowers, but the species, such as the Biflori, that grows this time of year have blade-shaped petals in a rainbows of blue, violet, yellow and cream colours. They belong to the iris family. Late winter and spring crocuses are said to be used as charms in cleansing spells and love spells. Other species of crocus, such as the flowers that grow later in the year, produces spicy saffron.

Daffodils grow next. They appear like a cheerful sunny bloom of golden flowers. These are larger and taller flowers with full petals. Some of the daffodil species are white with orange centres. Others are yellow, gold, orange, or a bi-coloured and tri-coloured because many have developed from hybrids. Often used in perfume these daffodils are quite poisonous and shouldn't be eaten. Symbolic of rebirth, daffodils are a sign of light and hope. A bunch of daffodils in the house can bring some fortune.

These are the earliest flowers after the extreme winter.