# Talk:Fólkvangr

The English wikipedia says that it's unknow who ended up in Fólkvangr while the Swedish says that it's KNOWN that it was the less bloodthirsty but still honorable warriors.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by DerMeister (talk • contribs) 20:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC) 

Freyja receives half the slain, Odin receives the other half. It's generally accepted that this means that Freyja receives half of those who die in battle, since elsewhere Rán is cited as receiving those who die at sea, Gefjun as those who die as virgins, and so forth. I haven not yet seen anyone attempt to claim otherwise. What you see here now are the two mentions of the location, and they don't say anything about how bloodthirsty or otherwise those that arrive there are. :bloodofox: (talk) 17:10, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

I've come upon what seem to be sundry terms for "paradise" in Old English: neorxna wang (? field); wynsum wong (joysome field); wlitigan wong (comely field); and halga wong (holy field). Sometimes these fields are shown to be earthly, when looked at in context, but sometimes they seem heavenly: Brúcað gé Godes neorxnewonges (brooketh/enjoyeth ye God's neorxnewonges). Maybe there's a link between these Anglo-Saxon wongs and the Norse vang? [1] [2] [3] [4] Hurlebatte (talk) 02:55, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

I see that some have rolled back edits made to clarify the facts of the matter. I can only assume that this is out of a place of ignorance. The truth is that the modern conception of Folkvangr as a distinct afterlife ruled by Freyja is completely and unequivocally unsupported by source material. It seems in an attempt to create more false depth to Norse Mythology, people have deluded themselves into inventing aspects of the culture that don’t exist. Folkvangr belongs in the same realm as Marvel Comic’s interpretation of Norse Mythology; it is s modern creation inspired by sources, but bot actually supported.
With only the simplest of looks into the sources, what Grímnismál says is that Freyja chooses half of those slain in battle, and Odin owns half. No where is it mentioned that Freyja also owns half, only that she *chooses* half. It is highly possible, and likely, that the half Freyja chooses are the same half that go to Valholl, and nothing in the sources can conclusively say otherwise.
This also makes sense, if we accept the theory that Freyja and Frigg have either been conflated over the years, or that they were indeed once the same goddess split in two; Grímnismál starts making more sense. If Freyja is taking the place as Odin’s wife, Frigg, then her bring the arranger of seats and the chooser of the slain makes perfect sense. It would make sense seeïng as the hostess in Norse culture is the one who arranges the sitting and hosts the banquet. Also considering that Freyja and Frigg have both been described as related to Valkyries, Freyja choosing the slain lines up perfectly with this characterization; and as a reminder, the slain the the Valkyrie’s choose are brought to Odin. 47.147.226.217 (talk) 18:32, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

It is probably best not to assume I am ignorant on the matter. I assure you I am not. The edits were undone as they were unreferenced. Your claims need support from sources. Outlining your argument here is not sufficient. Ingwina (talk) 20:33, 19 November 2022 (UTC)