
Frigg – Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · Historically, most scholars considered Frigg to be an aspect of Freya, a goddess of the Vanir tribe, as her basic characteristics aligned closely with those of Frigg. Like Freya, …
Baldur – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · Lost in sorrow, Frigg asked for a volunteer to travel to the realm of the dead and beg Hel, goddess of the dead, for the release of Baldur. Hermod, Frigg’s son and Baldur’s …
Hlidskjalf – Mythopedia
Dec 6, 2022 · In the Grímnismál, of the Poetic Edda, Odin and Frigg sat in Hlidskjalf to spy on Agnar and Geirröth, two men that the deities had fostered as youths; Frigg had tended to …
Poetic Edda: Lokasenna (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Frigg spake: “If a son like Baldr were by me now, Here within Ægir’s hall, From the sons of the gods thou shouldst go not forth Till thy fierceness in fight were tried.” [19] Loki spake: “Thou …
Freya – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · It was likely that Freya was another version of Frigg (Odin’s wife), and as such it appears that Odr may have actually been Odin. The deities’ various names and identities …
Freyr – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · 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 …
Norse Gods – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · 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 …
Poetic Edda: Grimnismol (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Othin and Frigg sat in Hlithskjolf and looked over all the worlds. Othin said: “Seest thou Agnar, thy foster ling, how he begets children with a giantess in the cave? But Geirröth, my fosterling, is a …
Loki – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · He accused Frigg, Odin’s wife, of adultery with Odin’s brothers Vili and Ve, called Freya a “witch” and claims that she had an incestuous romance with her brother Freyr, …
Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál (Full Text) - Mythopedia
By calling him Son of Odin and Frigg, Husband of Nanna, Father of Forseti, Possessor of Hringhorni and Draupnir, Adversary of Hödr, Companion of Hel, God of Tears. Úlfr Uggason, …