Freyr Old Norse : 'Lord' , sometimes anglicized as Frey , is a widely attested god in Norse mythology , associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi -Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house [ citation needed ].
According to Adam of Bremen , Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala.
Freyr is also known to have been associated with the horse cult. He also kept sacred horses in his sanctuary at Trondheim in Norway. Eventually, she becomes his wife but first Freyr has to give away his sword , which fights on its own "if wise be he who wields it.
Like other Germanic deities, veneration of Freyr was revived during the modern period through the Heathenry movement. Written c. Adam claimed to have access to first-hand accounts on pagan practices in Sweden. He refers to Freyr with the Latinized name Fricco and mentions that an image of him at Skara was destroyed by the Christian missionary Bishop Egino. In this temple, entirely decked out in gold, the people worship the statues of three gods in such wise that the mightiest of them, Thor , occupies a throne in the middle of the chamber; Woden and Frikko have places on either side.
The significance of these gods is as follows: Thor, they say, presides over the air, which governs the thunder and lightning, the winds and rains, fair weather and crops. The other, Wodenβthat is, the Furiousβcarries on war and imparts to man strength against his enemies. The third is Frikko, who bestows peace and pleasure on mortals.
