Frøya — God

Frøya

God

The Vanir

Goddess of love, war, and seiðr magic — half of all warriors slain in battle go to her hall Fólkvangr.

Names & Heiti

Vanadis Mardoll Hörn Gefn Freyja
Freyja (Old Norse: Freyja) is the daughter of Njord and sister of Freyr. She is the goddess of love, beauty, war, fertility, and the Norse magic known as seiðr. Freyja is powerful: half of all warriors slain in battle go to Fólkvangr and her hall Sessrúmnir — the other half to Odin in Valhalla. It was Freyja who taught Odin the art of seiðr. She is married to the mysterious Óðr, whom she searches for while weeping tears of gold. She wears the necklace Brísingamen, obtained by spending one night each with four dwarves who forged it. Freyja owns a cloak of falcon feathers that allows her to fly.
  • Child of Njord Mor ukjent; søskenekteskap i Vanaheim
  • Sibling of Frøy
  • Thor's Hammer is Stolen

    The giant king Thrym stole Mjölnir and demanded Freyja as his bride — Thor solved it disguised as a bride.

  • Skáldskaparmál — Snorre Sturlason (ca. 1220)
    Kap. 13
    Brísingamen og Loki som tyvkjerringa

See also

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