- Freyr – Mythopedia
Freyr was the Norse god of peace and prosperity, celebrated at weddings and harvest feasts One of the Vanir, he was originally brought to Asgard as a hostage, but earned his place in the pantheon through charm and goodwill
- Freya – Mythopedia
Freya was the arrestingly beautiful Norse goddess of blessings, love, and fertility A member of the Vanir tribe known for her skill in divination, she could be both a gentle ruler and a fierce warrior
- Njord – Mythopedia
Unlike most deities, the mythological father of Freyr and Freya was fated to survive the cataclysmic destruction of Ragnarök and be reborn into the world Njord, with an oar by the sea, from an 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda Internet Archive Public Domain Njord was a popular god among the Norse, and seafarers in particular
- Alfheim – Mythopedia
Alfheim was one of Norse mythology’s Nine Realms, home to light and dark elves and overseen by the god Freyr Its few mentions describe it as glorious, with inhabitants both fair as the sun and dark as pitch
- Norse Gods – Mythopedia
The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in another realm of the world tree Yggdrasil
- Hlidskjalf – Mythopedia
Hlidskjalf was the magical throne of the Norse god Odin, offering its occupant a vantage into every part of the Nine Realms Often joined there by his wife Frigg, they could see whatever they wished from this lofty pinnacle
- Nine Realms – Mythopedia
The Nine Realms, or worlds, were the geographical building blocks of Norse cosmology Each realm was located on Yggdrasil, the world tree, and only the most intrepid gods and mortals could travel between them
- Poetic Edda: Skirnismol (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Freyr, the son of Njorth, had sat one day in Hlithskjolf, and looked over all the worlds He looked into Jotunheim, and saw there a fair maiden, as she went from her father’s house to her bower Forthwith he felt a mighty love-sickness Skirnir was the name of Freyr’s servant; Njorth bade him ask speech of Freyr [1] He said: “Go now, Skirnir! and seek to gain Speech from my son; And
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