Freyr |
Freyr ("Lord") was a fertility-god, god of the elves and ruler of Alfheim, god of the rain, the shining of the sun and vegetation and twinbrother of Freyja. His servants were Beyla, Byggvir and Skirnir. In ancient times the gods gave him Alfheim as a tooth-gift. Once Freyr sat on Hlidskjalf and looked over all the worlds and saw the beautiful giantess Gerdr. He immediately fell in love with her and sent his servant Skirnir (with a magic horse, a magic staff and Freyr's sword) to pleade for her hand. At Ragnarok he'll kill Gerdr's brother Beli, without his sword (at this moment Freyr's servant Skirnir was in possession of the sword), but in the end Surtr will kill him. Ingunar or Igunar-Freyr were also names of Freyr.
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