Freyr

Freyr



In Norse myth there are a handful of gods that were very important. One of these gods was Freyr. Freyr is a god that has the traits of weather, fertility, and farming. Freyr is a Vanir god, which is affiliated with fertility and earth. He has a sister that is Freyja, who is the goddess of fertility and love. Freyr is found with a golden boar and a sword. Freyr is associated with earth and fertility. He has a golden boar that is a close companion to him. The boar represents not only fertility, which Freyr is associated along with, but the boar is also a representation of war. The boar’s name is Gullinbursti and the benefit from the boar is that the boar’s main glows with light to light the way of the companion on the owners journey. Freyr is included in a lot of myths with the Norse. In one myth he loses his sword and is forced to fight Beli with an antler. This antler makes since, since it deals with his traits of being the god of fertility, farming, and weather. Unfortunately, Freyr does die in one of the myths due to the loss of his sword and being defeated by the fire giant Surtr.  Freyr is important to the Norse and is very popular to them. He is the god of weather, fertility, and farming. His symbol is the golden boar and sword. Freyr doesn’t share a lot of things with the Greek gods other than Artemis with the boar and Hestia for farming. Refrences: [] []