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Frigg

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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

TV Shows	A Game of Thrones Trading Spaces Come Dine with Me
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

Activities & Interests

Likes	Dinner Parties Children Births Weddings Spinning Wheels, Sewing Needles, Thread, Looms
Interests	Spinning and Weaving Obstetrics Party planning Household management
Groups	Goddesses of Asgard Supreme Queens of the World Loss and Grief Support Group

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