Freyja

Freya is a goddess in Norse mythology. Her father was Njord and her brother was Freyr (“Freya”). She was married to Odr, which some speculate was Odin. According to some myths her mother was unknown, but there is also speculation that her mother is Njord’s sister, Nerthus. She also had two children with Odr, Hnoss and Germisi (“Freya the Goddess of Love in Norse Mythology”). Freya is a member of the Vanir tribe of deities, however she became an honorary member of the Aesir gods after the Aesir-Vanir

myths, like many other cultures tend to focus on the male gods and less on the goddesses. Odinn and Odr are the two central gods that are most often focused on in the Scandinavian culture. Two female figures however, play a fairly prominent role Freyja and Frigg. The focus of my research is on Freya but the more information I uncovered the more I realized that with one along comes the other. Freya and Frigg depending on the mythology are the same person or are two individual goddesses who were close

When people think about Medieval Scandinavia they usually think about a cold northern region inhabited by a warrior people who spend all of their time sailing around in Viking warships and plundering from one another or going to war with their neighbors. While our archaeological evidence from this period may be rather scarce, many cite the Scandinavian pagan religions as a evidence of this warrior society due to the fact that men were encouraged to fight in order to be chosen by the gods to live

Worse, seiðr has been performed for “evil purposes” “with harmful intent” (NRVA, p. 126). A good example is Thorgirmr used seiðr to curse Gísli in Gísla saga Súrssonar with nightmares and warnings of ferocious events so much that Gísli could not have peaceful mind anywhere. But among all of the Sagas of the Icelanders, the most horrible practice of seiðr was in the Laxdæla saga with Kotkell’s entire family creating big storm to drown Thordr Ingunnarson’s boat on the way home to reply to the charge

Who are the Norse gods and goddesses? Where do they come form? The Norse myths are very complex and interesting. Many people study the myths. The Vikings actually started Norse mythology. "Norse mythology also known as the Scandinavian mythology, is a kind of religion that was and is still practiced by some of the people in the Scandinavian countries (Vikings) and northern parts of Germany"(Norse for Smart People, McCoy,Dan,2012-2016). In the last few decades, the stories and culture of the Vikings

Jordan Root Ms.Takash Mythology 3rd Hour April 4th, 2016 The War of the Aesir and the Vanir In Norse mythology, gods and goddesses usually belong to one of two tribes: the Aesir and the Vanir. Throughout most of the Norse tales, deities from the two tribes get along fairly easily, and it’s hard to pin down firm distinctions between the two groups. But there was a time when that wasn’t the case. The War of the Gods The Vanir goddess Freya was always the foremost practitioner of the art of seidr

Norse Mythology vs. Greek Mythology There are many mythologies in the world, and all of these have things in common as well as differences. A very popular mythology would be Greek mythology, Which many people know about it or at least know of it. Another not as popular mythology is Norse mythology; Norse mythology is the religion of the Norse people. The Norse people are the ancient people of northern Europe (Scandinavia, Iceland, Denmark, Northern Germany etc.) (World Book 259). A major

During Mythological times Loki, the god of mischief depicts an ancient version of our more modern character The Joker from the DC Universe. Joker reimages our interpretation Loki in many ways, for example both have an aptitude for causing chaos, mayhem, and are a catalyst for change. Negative human emotion caused by early psychological stress have a correlation with late behavior as can be observed clearly in the Norse god Loki and the Joker. When comparing both Loki and Joker they do not seem to

The Wild Boar: Comparisons Between Classical Greek and Medieval Indian Mythology In The Legend of Ponnivala, the twin kings Ponnar and Shankar face off against a giant boar named Komban. Komban is the offspring of a little sow who was once brought to Ponnivala as one of the royal animals. When Kunnutaiya and Tamarai set out on their journey to the Gates of Heaven to resolve the matter of their childless state with Lord Shiva, all the barren animals ask them to request a boon of children from the

I am reading Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan and I am on page 200. This book is about a boy named Magnus Chase who is growing up homeless. He has never met his father and he saw his mother die in a fire. Magnus is then confronted by his uncle and is told his father in a Norse god. Magnus is then killed and figured out his soul is now in a hotel for people who died heroically. In this journal I will be questioning and predicting. G- I have two questions about the book Y- Why is he so special?