GoW - Norse gods
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:13 am
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!
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!