Freya
deity sky Norse single tradition · 2
Freya is a goddess who appears on battlefields after combat has ended. She wanders through the corpses of the fallen, selecting warriors to take back to her hall, Folkvang. Her role involves claiming the slain from battle.
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When
- First attested
- 1691 CE
- Attested period
- 1691 – 1691
- Historical notes
- Opera performance.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Freyja
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“appears on a battlefield after a battle and wanders through the corpses looking for warriors to take back to Folkvang”
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“The scene represents a place of Heathen worship; The three Saxon Gods, Woden, Thor, and Freya placed on Pedestals.”
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