Freyr
Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house. According to Adam of Bremen, Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was "the most renowned of the æsir", and was venerated for good harvest and peace.In the mythological stories in the Icelandic books the ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda'', Freyr is presented as one of the Vanir, the son of the god Njörðr and his sister-wife, as well as the twin brother of the goddess Freyja. The gods gave him Álfheimr, the realm of the Elves, as a teething present. He rides the shining dwarf-made boar Gullinbursti, and possesses the ship Skíðblaðnir, which always has a favorable breeze and can be folded together and carried in a pouch when it is not being used. Freyr is also known to have been associated with the horse cult. He also kept sacred horses in his sanctuary at Trondheim in Norway. He has the servants Skírnir, Byggvir and Beyla.
The most extensive surviving Freyr myth relates Freyr's falling in love with the female jötunn Gerðr. Eventually, she becomes his wife but first Freyr has to give away his sword, which fights on its own "if wise be he who wields it." Although deprived of this weapon, Freyr defeats the jötunn Beli with an antler. However, lacking his sword, Freyr will be killed by the fire jötunn Surtr during the events of Ragnarök.
Like other Germanic deities, veneration of Freyr was revived during the modern period through the Heathenry movement. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Frey, Giovanni BattistaLocation: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
Created 1928
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5by Frey, Wolfgang Norbert, 1903-Location: University Libraries of CUA, Catholic University of America
Created 1931
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7by Frey, Bonaventure, 1831-1912Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
Created 2007
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9by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
Created 1776
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10by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
Created 1773
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11by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: John M. Kelly Library, St. Michael's College
Created 1778
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12by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
Created 1777
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13by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
Created 1777
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14by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Created 1762
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15by Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
Created 1762
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16by Frey de Neuville, Pierre Claude, 1692-1773Other Authors: “...Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774...”
Created 1761
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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17by Frey de Neuville, Pierre Claude, 1692-1773Other Authors: “...Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774...”
Created 1761
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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18by Frey de Neuville, Pierre Claude, 1692-1773Other Authors: “...Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774...”
Created 1762
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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19by Frey de Neuville, Pierre-Claude, 1692-1773Other Authors: “...Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774...”
Created 1761
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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20by Frey de Neuville, Pierre Claude, 1692-1773Other Authors: “...Frey de Neuville, Charles, 1693-1774...”
Created 1762
Location: Cudahy Archives, Loyola University Chicago
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21by Frey de Neuville, Anne Joseph Claude, 1672-1750Location: Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University
Created 1737
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22by Messmer, Sebastian G. (Sebastian Gebhard), 1847-1930Other Authors: “...Frey, Bonaventure, 1831-1912...”
Created 1906
Location: Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological Union
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23Created 1755Other Authors: “...Frey de Neuville, Pierre Claude, 1692-1773...”
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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24by Galeotti, Niccol,̣ 1692-1758Other Authors: “...Frey, Jakob, 1681-1752...”
Created 1759
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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25by Galeotti, Niccolò, 1692-1758Other Authors: “...Frey, Jakob, 1681-1752...”
Created 1748
Location: William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
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26by Galeotti, Niccoló, 1692-1758Other Authors: “...Frey, Jakob, 1681-1752...”
Created 1751
Location: Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
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27by Galeotti, Niccolo, 1692-1758Other Authors: “...Frey, Jakob, 1681-1752...”
Created 1751
Location: John J. Burns Library, Boston College
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28by Galeotti, Niccolò, 1692-1758Other Authors: “...Frey, Jakob, 1681-1752...”
Created 1751
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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29by Westerhout, Arnold van, 1651-1725Other Authors: “...Frey, Jakob, 1681-1752...”
Created 1748
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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30Created 1764Other Authors: “...Bucareli y Ursʹua, Antonio Marʹia, Frey, 1717-1779...”
Location: Copley Library, University of San Diego
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