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number of kings named Frodhi, which may show that this was a title indicating the embodiment of the
god in each mortal king.5
Freyr is called upon for fruitfulness and prosperity, but he is also associated with strength in war.
The kenning "sport of Freyr" means battle. He carried a magical sword which he gave away to win the
love of the maiden Gerdhr (symbolic gelding; see ingwaz, pp.147-50). He is called "protector of the gods"
and "ruler of the hosts of the gods." One of his holy animals, the boar, was frequently used on helmets to
strengthen and guard the wearer.
Freyr is also called "God of the World." He is addressed magically when the earthly working of
godly power is wished, especially in matters concerning peace, happiness, and riches, or courage and
protection in battle. He is particularly honored at Yule and/or at Winternights. The worship of Freyr is
prone to running in families, and it is not uncommon for those of Swedish descent to feel a special
fondness for this god.
It is written that Freyr has a messenger named Skirnir (the Bright), who is often thought to be
another form of the god himself. He also has two other servitors, Bviggir ("barley") and his wife Beyla
(bee),6 the personifications of both nourishment and drink.
Statues of Freyr are usually ithyphallic, and those who worshipped him often carried small images
of him about.
The animals holy to Freyr are boar, horse, bull or ox, and stag. His own horse is called Blodhughofi (1)
bloody-hoofed), and he also rides on the boar Gullinbursti (Golden-bristled), which is said to be able to
run through the air and over the sea faster than a horse.7 He wields a hart's horn in place of his sword, and
it is said that he killed the giant Beli with this weapon. The stag's antlers put up at the corners of the hall
Heorot 8 were probably a sign of dedication to Freyr, the more likely so as Scyld Scefing, the father of
Hrothgar's line, has been identified with several Vanic figures.
FREYJA
The goddess Freyja was probably the most widely worshipped of the Norse goddesses. If she had a
known true name other than her title of "Lady," she would lik&y be identified with Nerthus.
As Odhinn is the most magical of the gods, Freyja is most magical of the goddesses. She is a
wanderer in search of her husband Odhr, who is of course Odhinn himself as lord of mystical
inspiration.9 As Odhinn seeks out the hidden wisdom in the Vanic realm of the dead, so Freyja seeks the
active power and wisdom of the Aesir-the ultimate mingling of these mights being found in the formula
of Odhroerir. She is the mistress of seidh-magic, which she teaches to Odhinn, presumably receiving his
knowledge of runic magic in turn. She has the feathers of a falcon, which she can put on to fly forth
through the worlds; at one point she lends them to Loki.
The goddess Freyja goes by many names: Guilveig, Heidh the witch, Heithrun (a she-goat),
Vanadis (goddess of the Vanir), Horn (flax), Mardoll (sea-light?), Gefn (giver) and Syr (sow),10 among
others. Most of these names are probably forms by which the goddess was known in different locations,
even as Frigg was known by a number of names and forms; she is said to have gone by several different
names in her search for Odhr. The goddess Gefjun may also be one of her hypostases. Although Gefjun is
said to be a virgin in the Prose Edda, Loki accuses her of selling herself for a necklace11 and Odhinn
speaks of her foresight)2 There is also a tale in which this goddess has four oxen-sons by a giant for the
purpose of ploughing out a chunk of Sweden to make the island Zealand.13
Freyja is a goddess of fertility and sexual pleasure above all else. She is said to have slept with all the
Aesir and all the alfs and to have lain with her brother Freyr as well,14 an incestuous union like that of
Nerthus and Njord1 which is furthermore the formula for the birth of a hero (cf. Sinfjotli, Hrolf Kraki).
(The story of her giving her body to four dwarves for the necklace Brisingamen has been discussed under
kenaz, p. 65 .) She also takes mortal men for her lovers, and it may be that the role of her consort was
expected of her priests, as the priestess of Freyr was described as his wife. Like Idunn, she is the object of
giants' attempts at theft. This is not only due to her beauty but also to the fact that she is the embodiment
of the basic life- force which is necessary to the gods.
In the same manner as Freyr, Freyja is as mighty in battle as in love. Her hall is called Folkvangn
and she claims one half of the slain in every battle, Odhinn taking the other half. (She also receives the
souls of unmarried women.) She rides to the battlefield in a chariot drawn by two cats; also upon a boar
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