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Freya – Mythopedia Meaning “the lady,” the name Freya (Freyja in the Old Norse) was derived from the Proto-Germanic frawjon, an honorific title used for a mature woman of high social standing It was also the root of the word frau in modern German, the honorific title for married women “Freya” was probably first used as an epithet or nickname by one of
Fólkvangr – Mythopedia The ninth is Folkvangr, where Freyja decrees Who shall have seats in the hall; The half of the dead each day does she choose, And half does Othin have According to a thirteenth century CE poem known as Egil’s Saga Freya’s domain may have been a destination for those who died in nonviolent ways as well The notion arose from a passage in
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
Poetic Edda: Thrymskvitha (Full Text) - Mythopedia Then loud spake Thrym, the giants’ leader: “Bestir ye, giants, put straw on the benches; Now Freyja they bring to be my bride, The daughter of Njorth out of Noatun [17] “Gold-horned cattle go to my stables, Jet-black oxen, the giant’s joy; Many my gems, and many my jewels, Freyja alone did I lack, methinks ”
Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál (Full Text) - Mythopedia Here she is called Gefn and Bride of the Vanir —It is proper to join ‘tears’ with all the names of Freyja, and to call gold by such terms; and in divers ways these periphrases have been varied, so that gold is called Hail, or Rain, or Snow-Storm, or Drops, or Showers, or Water falls, of Freyja’s Eyes, or Cheeks, or Brows, or Eyelids
Poetic Edda: Lokasenna (Full Text) - Mythopedia Freyja spake: “False is thy tongue, and soon shalt thou find That it sings thee an evil song; The gods are wroth, and the goddesses all, And in grief shalt thou homeward go ” Loki spake: “Be silent, Freyja!
Njord – Mythopedia Ruler of the Vanir tribe of Norse gods, Njord led his people in battle against the Aesir The patron of seafarers and father of Freyr and Freya, he was one of the only gods predicted to survive Ragnarök
Poetic Edda: Hyndluljoth (Full Text) - Mythopedia Freyja spake: “To my boar now bring the memory-beer, So that all thy words, that well thou hast spoken, The third morn hence he may hold in mind, When their races Ottar and Angantyr tell ” [42] Hyndla spake: “Hence shalt thou fare, for fain would I sleep, From me thou gettest few favors good; My noble one, out in the night thou leapest As
Loki – Mythopedia “Trouble I have, and tidings as well: Thrym, king of the giants, keeps thy hammer, And back again shall no man bring it If Freyja he wins not to be his wife ” Amidst the assembled gods, Heimdall spoke up and proposed a ruse whereby Thor, dressed as Freya, would go to Jötunheimr and reclaim the hammer Naturally, Thor objected, thinking the
Frigg – Mythopedia Frigg was the Norse goddess of motherhood and fertility, and possibly the namesake of Friday Wife of Odin, she was the undisputed queen of the gods and best known for her fierce dedication to her children