- 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
- Fólkvangr – Mythopedia
Folkvangr, domain of the Norse goddess Freya, was a meadow where half of all who died in battle spent the afterlife She dwelled in Sessrumnir, a hall built in the shape of a ship, mimicking actual Norse burial customs
- Poetic Edda: Lokasenna (Full Text) - Mythopedia
[21] 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! thou foulest witch, And steeped full sore in sin; In the arms of thy brother the bright gods caught thee When Freyja her wind
- Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Freyja alone dared pour for him; and he vowed that he would drink all the ale of the Æsir But when his overbearing insolence became tiresome to the Æsir, they called on the name of Thor
- Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Freyja has many names, and this is the cause thereof: that she gave herself sundry names, when she went out among unknown peoples seeking Ódr: she is called Mardöll and Hörn, Gefn, Sýr Freyja had the necklace Brísinga-men She is also called Lady of the Vanir
- Poetic Edda: Hyndluljoth (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Freyja spake: “Maiden, awake! wake thee, my friend, My sister Hyndla, in thy hollow cave! Already comes darkness, and ride must we To Valhall to seek the sacred hall [1] “The favor of Heerfather seek we to find, To his followers gold he gladly gives; To Hermoth gave he helm and mail-coat, And to Sigmund he gave a sword as gift [2] “Triumph to some, and treasure to others, To many
- Poetic Edda: Thrymskvitha (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Wrathful was Freyja, and fiercely she snorted, And the dwelling great of the gods was shaken, And burst was the mighty Brisings’ necklace: “Most lustful indeed should I look to all If I journeyed with thee to the giants’ home ” [10] Then were the gods together met, And the goddesses came and council held, And the far-famed ones a plan
- 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
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