GoW - Norse gods

[Falc1979]

This threat is ONLY made to make Cohh feel better about his confusion about which god is which and who does what to whom and how and where and............. !!!! LOL

It is not meant to be a "debate" but rather a fun "info dump" on the gods

Ok there are some misconceptions/blurriness/generalWTF about the gods in Norse mythology

*APPARENTLY* Frigg was originally NOT Freya in Norse mythology - it's a common AND very understandable misconception...
Frigg was Freya to the southern Germanic tribes, however to the vikings they are two different gods. Frigg is goddess of marriage, Freya is the goddess of love/lust (VERY simplified!) The two are VERY similar in a lot of areas - however also polar opposites in others.

(sourced https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-cr ... ses/frigg/ )
The literature also supports then not being one and the same - like in the Old Norse poem Lokasenna, after Loki slanders Frigg, Freya warns him that Frigg knows the destiny of all beings, implying that she also has the power to alter them if she so chooses.

The problem here is simple: Norse mythology is an entangled web of illusions, lies, intrigues and war - and was told from mouth to mouth by people who favored one god over the other. Very little was written down and set in stone (yes... dad joke I know) SO - ORIGINALLY Freja and Frigg are two different Gods? Or where they?

(Sourced https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-cr ... ses/frigg/ )
"Freyja and Frigg are similarly accused of infidelity to their (apparently common) husband. Alongside the several mentions of Freya’s loose sexual practices can be placed the words of the medieval Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, who relates that Frigg slept with a slave on at least one occasion.[11] In Lokasenna and the Ynglinga Saga, Odin was once exiled from Asgard, leaving his brothers Vili and Ve in command. In addition to presiding over the realm, they also regularly slept with Frigg until Odin’s return.[12][13] Many scholars have tried to differentiate between Freya and Frigg by asserting that the former is more promiscuous and less steadfast than the latter,[14] but these tales suggest otherwise."

There is A LOT more to read, tons of other sources and there are as many guesses and opinions about what's "the real story"... if you can call it that!

So in short Cohh - your confusion about Freya and her relations in GoW is very understandable!

[Falc1979]

In addition - look up the "Norse God family tree" - there are a LOT of questions when looking at it. In some Frigg and Freya are in the same family tree, in some Frigg is very cleary Aesir and Freya Vanir... So... Yeah... Can't really blame GoW for jumbling it up a bit... if it did... LOL!

[Falc1979]

Baldur (Baldr)

Other than him being a brand of fizzy drinks in Denmark http://www.beerlabels.dk/oel.php?sprog= ... d=1&menu=2

- he is in fact the son of Frigg and in my ways the GoW lore fits the God. Some of the lore I will leave out since it could be spoilers for coming DLC and/or games.

Basically - and in a VERY short description - Frigg makes Baldur invulnerable - with only one flaw - a vulnerability to mistletoe. Loke tricks Frigg into telling him this flaw, then proseeds to craft a spear out of mistletoe. The Gods have a running "joke" of throwing weapons at Baldur since he can not be harmed (and that's entertaining to them for some reason) and Loke hands the mistletoe spear to Hodr (a God who is among other things son of Odin and blind) and convinces him to throw the spear at Baldur. Loke guides the spear and it hits Baldur, striking him dead.

And this is where I'll leave this one. Again if you don't care about potential spoilers you can read more on sites like:

https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-cr ... es/baldur/

and if you want to know about Hodor.... i mean Hodr you can get info here:

https://norse-mythology.org/hodr/