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Other Names |
Frigg, Frīja, Frēa, Frīg, Frīa, Frī, Frijjō |
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First Appearance |
Norse Myth |
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Created by |
Norse Myth |
Origin[]
The goddess Frigg and her husband, the god Odin, sit in Hliðskjálf and gaze into "all worlds" and make a wager as described in Grímnismál in an illustration by Lorenz Frølich, 1895
Frigg is a goddess, one of the Æsir, in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about her, she is associated with marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance and motherhood, and dwells in the wetland halls of Fensalir. Nearly all sources portray her as the wife of the god Odin.
In Old High German and Old Norse sources, she is specifically connected with Fulla, but she is also associated with the goddesses Lofn, Hlín, Gná, and ambiguously with the Earth, otherwise personified as an apparently separate entity Jörð. The children of Frigg and Odin include the gleaming god Baldr.
The English weekday name Friday (ultimately meaning 'Frigg's Day') bears her name. After Christianization, the mention of Frigg continued to occur in Scandinavian folklore.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Frigg from before January 1, {{#expr:(2025)-(95)} are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Poetic Edda
- Prose Edda
- Heimskringla
- Völsunga Saga
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact #138
- Humdinger v2 #2: Mickey is hurling rocks at cans and not having much luck scoring a hit when Mr. Hermit arrives and advises him to try throwing mistletoe instead. When Mickey scoffs, Mr. Hermit relates the tale of Baldur the Good, who was immune to all harm thanks to his mother Frigga intervening with all living things. But when Loki discovers Frigga didn't bother seeking acquiescence from the lowly mistletoe bush. Loki then convinces a blind man to throw an arrow with mistletoe tied to it at Baldur, which kills the god instantly. Amazed, Mickey tosses a twig at his can and knocks it over.