We know very little about the Norse goddess Sif (ON sifjar-relation by marriage) save that she is the wife of the god Thor. By Sif, Thor has a daughter Þrúðr (means strength), a goddess also and perhaps a Valkyrie. Suggestion to Sif's role has been that of a divine union between a sky god and an earth goddess better known as hieros gamos or hierogamy, which means “divine marriage.” The hieros gamos maintains the cosmic order and brings fertility and prosperity to the earth as it – or she – is fertilized by the rain and sun from the sky. Sif is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. Sif is counted among the Æsir, and is attested to in the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, and in Skaldic poetry. Her sphere of influence has some overlap with her sister-in-law, Frija (Frigg). Sif stands on her own as one the Asyjnur, the major goddesses of Asgard. Sif is rather iconic and is usually depicted as having sublimely beautiful, long golden hair. Her name means “related by marriage” and she is the wife of the god Thor. The mother of Trude, who is believed to be one of the Valkyries, with Thor. Sif is a goddess of the harvest and the Autumn (Fall). Sif's hair is compared to the farm fields of golden wheat and their bright leaves which fall. Sif is also the the mother of Ull, a winter god. Sif's has radiant golden hair which represents the vitality of the crops and is considered valuble possessions of the gods themselves.

  Sif is the wife of Thor, the mother of WulÞur and Trude. WulÞur father is unknown but Trude is the offspring of Thor and Sif. Snorri Sturlusson mentions in his prologue to his Edda that Sif’s parentage is unknown but that Sif is like some of the other goddesses also a prophetess. However this remains an assumption connection to the Classical “Sibyl”. The goddess Sif is well renown for her long golden hair which according to one myth, Loki crops her hair off forging the treasures of the gods. Theories abound that Sif’s golden hair is the embodiment of the fields of grain which around the harvest time in England appears to the imagination as golden hairs rippling in the breeze. Within the United Kingdom it is believed that lightning during the summer seasons was needed for the crops to ripen at least according to local superstition here. And folks of the old ways always tend to associate lighting with the Thunder god Thor. Sif’s long golden hair according to the sagas make her the epitome of womanhood, definitely the fairest of the Norse goddesses and the very embodiment of the Norse ideal of female alurement. Long hair was also in my opinion considered to have a meaningful sign of both life force and holiness amongst the ancient Germanic peoples. So when Loki cropped Sif’s hair, it was not only considered a great insult but also an attack on the life force of the Æsir, in some ways similar to the theft of Iδunn. The most famous tale about her features said hair, in which the trickster god, Loki, with whom she may have had an affair with, shaves her head and absconds with her hair.

  Throughout the sagas, Loki is often portrayed as a jealous god. Although he himself is described as comely and charismatic, Loki it seems is envious of all gods who are beautiful or well-liked. While asleep, having drugged Sif and Thor, he creeps into their bedchamber and shears off her crowning glory.Turville-Petre in Myth and Religion pg 98 suggests “Probably the wife of Thor was once conceived in the form of a Rowan, to which the god clung” Sif is never depicted as a Battle Goddess despite the Marvel movies portrayal of her. Sif to me represents on the physical level material wealth and prosperity much more than the goddess sorceress Freyja. Gold or golden colours would be her hues and the Fall our English autumn would be her time of the year.