- Freya – Mythopedia
Freya’s cultural popularity witnessed a resurgence with the rise of Germanic nationalism in the nineteenth century She was mentioned in the Danish national anthem, “Der er et yndigt land” (“There is a Lovely Land”) by Adam Oehlenschläger, which read “it is called old Denmark and it is Freya’s hall ”
- Fólkvangr – Mythopedia
Freya’s hall, Sessrumnir, was located in Folkvangr Usually presented as a sprawling palace, Sessrumnir may have actually been a ship located within a meadow Such imagery would have resonated powerfully with the Norse, who often constructed burial mounds in the form of ships
- Freyr – Mythopedia
This word was the masculine counterpart of “Freya,” meaning “lady,” just as Freyr was himself the counterpart of his twin sister Attributes A man of many magical possessions, Freyr commanded Skidbladnir, a ship forged in the furnaces of Svartalfheim by the dwarf craftsmen Brokkr and Sindri
- Frigg – Mythopedia
Like Freya, Frigg was a völva, or practitioner of the magical art of seidr, and sought to divine or alter the future through ritual While the two goddesses were often presented as separate deities, they likely evolved from a single deity whose personality oscillated violently enough to merit separate identities
- Thor – Mythopedia
At long last, Loki discovered it in the possession of Thrym, the king of the jötnar and lord of Jötunheimr In exchange for Mjölnir’s safe return, Thrym demanded Freya’s hand in marriage This was a proposition that the gods found untenable Back in Asgard, Heimdall hatched a scheme—the gods would dress Thor as Freya and Loki as her
- Norse Gods - 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 Yggdrasil
- Mythopedia – Encyclopedia of Mythology
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- Jotunheim - Mythopedia
In exchange for the hammer's safe return, Thrym demanded Freya’s hand in marriage The gods found this proposition unacceptable As they debated alternative ways to retrieve the hammer, Heimdall hatched a scheme: dressed as Freya and her handmaiden, Thor and Loki would sneak into Jotunheim and take back the hammer After much convincing, Thor
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