Freyr - Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Freyr, of the Vanir tribe, was a Norse god of peace and prosperity. Among other things, he was associated with male virility, sunshine, and fair weather. Often depicted with an enormous phallus, Freyr was worshiped across Scandinavia (particularly in Sweden), where he was celebrated at weddings and harvest feasts.
Freya – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · Freya was the daughter of Njord (also Njordr), a god of the Vanir associated with the sea, sailing, fishing, wealth, and the fertility of crops. While her mother’s identity was ultimately unknown, some speculated that Freya was the daughter of Nerthus, an old Germanic deity known as a goddess of “peace and plenty."
Alfheim - Mythopedia
Dec 5, 2022 · Seldom mentioned Alfheim was one of the Nine Realms in Norse mythology, a world inhabited by elves. There were two types of elves in Norse lore: the Ljósálfar, or “Light Elves,” and the Dökkálfar, or “Dark Elves.”. Though Alfheim was never described in the sources, it may be surmised that the realm embodied the extreme luminosity ...
Njord – Mythopedia
Dec 8, 2022 · 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. Njord, with an oar by the sea, from an 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda. Internet Archive Public Domain. Njord was a popular god among the Norse, and seafarers in particular.
Prose Edda: Skáldskaparmál (Full Text) - Mythopedia
By calling him God of the Vanir, or Kinsman of the Vanir, or Wane, Father of Freyr and Freyja, God of Wealth-Bestowal. So says Thórdr Sjáreksson: Gudrun’s self by ill Her sons did kill; The wise God-bride At the Wane’s side Grieved; men tell Odin tamed steeds well; ’T was not the saying Hamdir spared sword-playing.
Lugh – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · 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:
Norse Gods – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Accessed on 24 Sep. 2024. (2022, November 29). . Mythopedia. 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 united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in another realm of the world tree ...
Hlidskjalf – Mythopedia
Dec 6, 2022 · 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
Tyr – Mythopedia
Mar 8, 2023 · The one-armed god of the Norse pantheon, Tyr was a member of the Aesir tribe who represented war and bloodshed. Somewhat paradoxically, he was also known as a bringer of justice and order. Tyr’s contradictory nature stems largely from a lack of information about him. Mentioned only sparingly in the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, the works that ...
Poetic Edda: Skirnismol (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Freyr spake: “The horse will I give thee that goes through the dark. And magic flickering flames, And the sword as well that will fight of itself. If a worthy hero wields it.”. Skirnir spake to the horse: “Dark is it without, and I deem it time. To fare through …