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Yngvi-Freyr the God of Kings in Sweden, has a multitude of complex stories and associations around him. I wanted to do a bit of a deep dive into what we know about him, because it's quite a bit more than people think.
Further Reading
- Myth and Religion of the North - EOG Turville-Petre
- Gods and Myths of Northern Europe - HRE Davidson
- Viga-Glum's Saga - Unknown
- Prose Edda - Snorri
- Heimskringla - Snorri
- Handbook of Norse Mythology - John Lindow
music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - The Aesir & The Vanir
02:09 - The Origins of Freyr
03:09 - Freyr the God of Kings - Ynglings & Uppsala Temple
03:56 - Reframing the Gods as People
05:37 - Freyr & Death (Heimskringla)
07:10 - The Personality of Freyr
07:32 - The Peace Deity (Viga-Glum's Saga)
08:31 - Freyr as the World God in Sweden
09:39 - Freyr the Fertile - Nerthus & Tacitus
10:46 - Gunnar's Wagon - Freyr Fights a Christian
13:02 - Freyr & Gerdr - Freyr is an Arm Man
14:29 - Alfheim
15:06 - Gullinbursti the Golden Boar & The Saga of Hrolf Kraki
16:20 - The Peace God - Dude, Wheres my Sword?
17:10 - Are Freyrs Sword and Sutrs Flaming Sword the Same?
18:16 - Freyr the Complex Deity