The God Files: Freyr
FREYR Key Words/Concepts FRITH PEACE GROWTH MALE SEXUALITY FERTILITY SACRED KINGSHIP “Freyr is the most renowned of the Gods; he rules over the rain and the shining of the sun, and therewithal the fruit of the earth; and it is good to call on him for fruitful seasons and peace. He governs also the prosperity of men. ” (Gylfaginning XXIV,Brodeur) “ Frey is best of all the exalted gods in the Æsir's courts: no maid he makes to weep, no wife of man, and from bonds looses all.” (Lokasenna 37, Thorpe) Though Njord may be the true patriarch of the Vanir gods, it is Freyr who is most commonly viewed as foremost among the Vanir masculine gods. His name itself means “Lord,” a role which he encompasses beyond compare in the Vanir pantheon of gods. Freyr is a god associated heavily with the Norse concept of frith , a term with no equal ...