Freyja

The beautiful Norse Goddess of magic

Freyja (lit. "The Lady") is an ásynja of the Æsir pantheon, originally born a van of the Vanir. She is associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, gold, warfare, and sorcery. She is the wife of Óðr. She rules over her heavenly field, Fólkvangr. She features frequently in the Eddas.   Due to similarities, scholars have proposed that Frigg and Freyja are one in the same.        

 

 


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