Frigg
Frigg
As the wife of Odin, Frigg is the highest-ranking female in Asgard, and she’s got the lifestyle to prove it: eleven maidservants who cater to her every demand, an open invitation to sit in Odin’s magic throne, Hildskjalf, and her very own hall, Fensalir.
Frigg is the goddess of marriage, motherhood, fertility, love, and of what the Norse considered “women’s work,” like household management, spinning, and weaving.
People sometimes mix up Frigg and Freya because they’re associated with a lot of the same things, like love and fertility, and both possess magical abilities. But in the Norse tradition, they’re totally different goddesses. If you're looking for some way to remember Frigg, think about this tender moment: she attempts to protect her favorite son, Balder, by forcing every living thing in the world to take an oath never to hurt him. Now that's love.
Basic Information
| Name | Frigg |
| Nickname | Queenie, Beloved Lady (Old Saxon Fri), and, not to brag, but some people call me “foremost among the goddesses” (love you, Snorri!) |
| Sex | Female (and proud of it) |
| Current city | Asgard |
Work & Education
| Occupation | Queen of the Gods Goddess of Marriage, Fertility and Love Goddess of Motherhood Goddess of the Feminine Arts (household management, i.e. bossing around servants and planning awesome parties; weaving; spinning) Mother and wife (sweet, I know) |
| Education | Asgard Academy of Prophecy |
Beliefs
| Political views | Everyone should obey Odin. And me. Oh, and look out for Balder. |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | Fjörgynn and an unknown mother |
| Siblings | Nopers. |
| Children | My beautiful boy, Balder. I’m also a stepmother to many, many children: Thor, Hod, Hermod, Heimdall, Tyr, Vidar, Vali, and Skjoldr. |
| Friends | The goddess Eir, and my eleven maidservants, but especially Hlín, Gná, and Fulla. |
| Enemies | Loki, who killed my beautiful boy. Þökk, the giantess who refused to weep for Balder. Although, she might have been Loki in disguise. |
Relationships
| Relationship status | Married to Odin Lover to Vili and Vé It’s complicated with Mith-othin |
| Interested in | Men |
Favorites
| Quotations | “It’s not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.” – Euripides “We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.” – Henry Ward Beecher “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver “Grief can’t be shared. Everyone carries it alone, his own burden in his own way.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh |
| Books | An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir Better Homes and Gardens magazine Martha Stewart Living |
| Music | Mother’s Little Helper by the Rolling Stones Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton Sleeping Sun by Nightwish Paparazzi by Lady Gaga Respect by Aretha Franklin I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross Anything by Jennifer Lopez Umbrella by Rihanna |
| Movies | The Young Victoria The Queen Elizabeth Revolutionary Road Gosford Park All About Eve The Lion in Winter Agora |
| TV Shows | A Game of Thrones Trading Spaces Come Dine with Me |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | Dinner Parties Children Births Weddings Spinning Wheels, Sewing Needles, Thread, Looms |
| Activities | Knowing (but keeping secret) the fate of everyone in the world Mourning for my son, Balder Helping mortal women in childbirth Ruling Asgard alongside my husband |
| Interests | Spinning and Weaving Obstetrics Party planning Household management |
| Groups | Goddesses of Asgard Supreme Queens of the World Loss and Grief Support Group |