what is a kenning for man?

Answer 1

C.S. Lewis uses "son of Adam" as well as "daughter of Eve" in his chronicles of Narnia. (When I put together an Arthurian quest for our SCA Barony, I directed the actor playing the Green Knight to address the questers so, to imply that he was neither.)

You can also check out http://skaldic.arts.usyd.edu.au/db.php?table=kenning&val=MAN . If you do, it will help to know that Njörðr is a sea-god, and that according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennings , there's "a convention whereby the name of any god is combined with some male attribute (e.g. war or weaponry) to produce a kenning for 'man'."

After looking at that list, try clicking in the left-hand column on Generous Man, Warrior, etc.