Freyr – Mythopedia Freyr reigned over Alfheim, a realm of the light elves Like Freyr, the light elves were known for their peace and goodness Freyr was also attended by the messenger Skirnir and the servants Byggvir and Beyla, who were husband and wife Family Freyr was the son of Njord, a powerful Vanir who commanded the seas While the name of Freyr’s
Freya – Mythopedia Freya’s brother (and possible twin) was Freyr, a god associated with wealth, prosperity, healthful weather, and male virility He was often depicted with the phallus that was typical of fertility gods In later life, Freya took Odr as her husband
Njord – Mythopedia As patriarch of the Vanir deities, Njord led his tribe against the Aesir gods during the Aesir-Vanir War He would later join the Aesir as part of a peace settlement 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
Hlidskjalf – Mythopedia Freyr, the son of Njord, had sat one day in Hlidskjalf, 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 Freyr ultimately won Gerdr’s affections, and the two lived happily ever after Pop Culture
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 He said: “Go now, Skirnir!
Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál (Full Text) - Mythopedia All Ingvi-Freyr’s high kindred, Hoary and old, to council Hasted; grewsome of fashion And ugly all the gods were [10] This heard I, that the Staunch Friend Of Hœnir—oft thereafter With wiles he tricked the Æsir— Flew, in hawk-wings hidden; And the vile Sire of Giants, Vigorous Wing-Plume-Wielder, Hurtled on eagle-pinion
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
Prose Edda: Gylfaginning (Full Text) - Mythopedia Freyr shall contend with Surtr, and a hard encounter shall there be between them before Freyr falls: it is to be his death that he lacks that good sword of his, which he gave to Skírnir Then shall the dog Garmr be loosed, which is bound before Gnipa’s Cave: he is the greatest monster; he shall do battle with Týr, and each become the other
Lugh – Mythopedia He shared several attributes with the Norse deity Freyr, a fertility god with a boat that could change sizes Freyr’s father was Njord, the Norse god of the sea, just as Lugh’s foster-father was Manannán mac Lir, the Celtic sea god Pop Culture Lugh remains prominent in popular culture, and has made appearances across a variety of media:
Poetic Edda: Grimnismol (Full Text) - Mythopedia In days of old did Ivaldi's sons Skithblathnir fashion fair, The best of ships for the bright god Freyr, The noble son of Njorth [41] The best of trees must Yggdrasil be, Skithblathnir best of boats; Of all the gods is Othin the greatest, And Sleipnir the best of steeds; Bifrost of bridges, Bragi of skalds, Hobrok of hawks, and Garm of hounds