Frea
Frea is the wife of Godan. She is called upon by Ybor and Aio, leaders of the Winnili, for help against the Vandals. Frea tricks Godan into granting the Winnili victory by having them appear before him at sunrise.
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When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 800
- Historical notes
- Attested in 8th-century text.
Relationships
- consort of
- Godan
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ybor and Aio called upon Frea, Godan's wife. Frea counselled them that "at sunrise the Winnil[i] should come, and that their women, with their hair let down around the face in the likeness of a beard should also come with their husbands".”
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“The theonyms in West Germanic are Anglo-Saxon *Frīg, Old High German Frīja, Low German (Lower Saxony) Frike, Freke (Fru Freen, Fru Frien, Fru Freke, Fru Frick, Fuik, Frie) and Lombardic Frea, attested in the Origo Gentis Langobardorum.”
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“Meanwhile, Ybor and Agio called upon Frea, Godan's wife. Frea counseled them that "at sunrise the Winnil[i] should come, and that their women, with their hair let down around the face in the likeness of a beard should also come with their husbands".”
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