Frigga

Frigga was the Queen of Asgard and wife of Odin, mother of Thor, and adoptive mother of Loki. She attempted to keep the peace between the family even when Loki discovered he was the true son of Laufey and became vengeful towards her and her husband.
When Thor brought Jane Foster to Asgard to protect her from the powers of the Aether, Frigga took care of her and defended her against the attacking Dark Elves, even sacrificing her life at the hands of Malekith to ensure her safety. Frigga's death allowed Loki, whom she had always cared for, to reconsider his life choices and join with his brother to avenge her death, although her death was not enough to change Loki's desire to rule.
In 2023, after discovering a method to traverse through time, Thor traveled back to Asgard in 2013 where he encountered his mother, who was able to detect that her son had arrived from the future. Frigga imparted guidance to Thor to succeed in his task, informing her son that she was there to help his future and did not want him to prevent her death and alter her future, before allowing him to return to his own time.
== Contents ==
* Biography
* Early Life
* Raised by Witches
* Queen of Asgard
* Raising Thor and Loki
* Thor's Coronation
* Thor's Banishment
* War of Two Sons
* Loki's Return
* Seeking Redemption
* Sacking of Asgard
* Showdown with Malekith
* Legacy
* Loki's Redemption
* Odin's Farewell
* Variant Loki
* Time Heist
* Giving Thor Guidance
* Personality
* Powers and Abilities
* Powers
* Abilities
* Equipment
* Weapons
* Other Equipment
* Relationships
* Family
* Allies
* Enemies
* Appearances
* Trivia
* Behind the Scenes
* References
* External Links
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
==== Raised by Witches ====
During her youth, Frigga was raised by witches. When she was older, Frigga met Odin, the king of Asgard. The two fell in love and married, whereupon Frigga became queen of Asgard. She later gave birth to her and Odin's son, Thor, who would eventually become the God of Thunder.
=== Queen of Asgard ===
==== Raising Thor and Loki ====
Frigga was compassionate and nurturing to her son, Thor, and Loki, the son of Laufey whom Odin had brought with him from Jotunheim after the war with the Frost Giants and whom the couple had adopted. She raised both boys with love and warmth, appearing to be a good and wise queen. Aware that Loki felt overshadowed by his father and brother's physical prowess, Frigga trained him in magic, believing that this would give her adoptive son his own ground to stand on next to his brother. She would show him tricks such as turning a flower into a frog or casting fireworks over the water, telling Loki that he could do these things too one day because he could do anything.
Frigga would tell Thor and Loki the story of the Dark Elves when they were children. Frigga joined her family in traveling to Norway on Earth. The Norse, revering them as deities, named days of the week after Thor and Frigga, which became known as Thursday and Friday.
==== Thor's Coronation ====
Prior to Thor's coronation to become the new King of Asgard in the wake of Odin's reign, Frigga talked with her son, assuring Thor that it was understandable for him to be nervous. Frigga then participated in the ceremony, standing by Loki as Thor walked through the crowds while showing off Mjølnir and delighting in the crowd's reaction to him as the Warriors Three and Sif enjoyed the display, with Thor even winking at his mother as she tried to get him to calm down.
Frigga watched as Thor stood before all the Asgardians and swore to defend the Nine Realms as the new King of Asgard. However, before Thor could be crowned King, the Frost Giants invaded to steal the Casket of Ancient Winters and return it to Jotunheim, although they failed and were all soon destroyed by the Destroyer, however the sudden incident forced Odin to delay Thor's coronation, much to their son's frustration as he desired the throne immediately.
==== Thor's Banishment ====
Seeking to punish Thor for disturbing the peace of the Nine Realms by attempting to gain revenge against the Frost Giants and attacking their land, Odin stripped Thor of his powers and banished him to Earth. Frigga confronted Odin, angered by his decision, pleading with him to reverse his decision. When Odin collapsed and was brought to his bedchamber, Frigga stayed at his side and refused to leave, afraid that he had put off the Odinsleep for too long and would never awaken.
She expressed this fear to Loki, who joined her to both comfort her and ask about the truth of his parentage, having learned the truth that he was in fact the son of Laufey. In response to Loki's question, Frigga tried to reassure him that he was loved and an integral part of the family. She then emphasized that everything Odin did was for a purpose. As Loki went to leave, the Einherjar entered the room and handed him Gungnir, proclaiming him as King of Asgard.
==== War of Two Sons ====
When Laufey and two other Frost Giants invaded Asgard and then attempted to assassinate Odin by charging into his room to kill him, Frigga desperately attempted to defend her husband by drawing a sword. As the Frost Giants froze the open and destroyed it, Frigga charged forward and cut down one of the Frost Giants, killing him before being thrown aside by Laufey who then moved to Odin to end their long conflict.
However, just as Laufey attempted to kill Odin by stabbing him with a frozen knife while he was still in the Odinsleep, he was then knocked backwards as Loki had appeared and then shot Laufey directly in the back with Gungnir. Loki proceeded to destroy Laufey with another shot before he then embraced his mother who delighted in the fact that Loki had saved Odin, while Loki had vowed that all of the Frost Giants of Jotunheim would soon pay for what they had done.
Immediately after this however, Thor returned having regain all his power and Mjølnir, with Frigga running to him, embracing him while Loki was horrified. Thor revealed to Frigga that Loki had deceived her and had just sent the Destroyer to kill him as well as Lady Sif and the Warriors Three. Frigga then witnessed her two sons battle as Loki tried to destroy Jotunheim, resulting in the destruction of the Bifrost Bridge and Loki seemingly dying by falling into a black hole.
During a banquet to welcome Thor back to Asgard, she talked with Lady Sif about how Thor was feeling. Unable to accept the death of her son, Frigga used Magic to find him. She found him making his deal with Thanos and attempted to talk to him, but he told her it was not a good time. When Thor reached Earth in order to collect Loki, he begged him to come back onto Asgard, since Frigga was in grief. Loki claimed that he did not consider Frigga his mother.
=== Loki's Return ===
==== Seeking Redemption ====
When Thor managed to return Loki to Asgard, Frigga was relieved to see him, although his crimes during the Battle of New York were too great to go unpunished. Frigga watched as Loki was brought in chains before Odin and sentenced to life imprisonment. Although Loki was seemingly touched when Odin revealed that he had spared him for Frigga's sake, he was warned that he would never see her again. Despite this, Frigga continued looking after her adoptive son in secret, personally arranging for books and food to be delivered to Loki's cell.
Later, Frigga visited Loki in the Asgardian Dungeons, telling him she had done everything in her power to make him comfortable during his time there, as Loki looked over as more Marauders arrived and were locked in their cells. Loki was bitter towards her, showing little gratitude for the books that she was providing him with, and in turn she reminded him of his crimes on Earth during the Chitauri Invasion, which had resulted in his current imprisonment in the cell.
When Frigga called Odin his father during their conversation, Loki turned around in anger and snapped at Frigga that Odin was not his true father. Hearing this, Frigga questioned if he viewed her as his mother, which Loki claimed he did not, something Frigga knew he was actually lying about. A sullen Loki responded by trying to touch her outstretched hand, causing the holographic projection Frigga had used to visited him to dissolve, leaving Loki alone in his cell to continue considering his actions.
Just as Frigga had ended her talk with Loki in his cell, she was then visited by Thor, who had returned from the Battle of Vanaheim and saw her talking with Loki. Thor asked her if she wished she had not shared her Magic with him, but Frigga told him that she was still glad she did, because it helped him be different from his own brother and father. Thor then questioned where Odin was and Frigga told him that he could go find him inside Asgardian the training grounds.
==== Sacking of Asgard ====
Frigga had later reunited with Thor as he was still showing the newly arrived Jane Foster all around the streets of Asgard and they joked about Odin. Just as Thor was introducing Foster to his mother however, he overheard the alarms as a riot was breaking out in the Asgardian Dungeons, so Frigga told Thor to investigate while she protected Foster, as he summoned Mjølnir and charged into battle.
As they entered the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf, Frigga encountered King Odin leading his Einherjar armies into a battle against the invading forces of the Dark Elves which were led by Malekith, although he insisted that this was nothing more than a minor skirmish and nothing to be concerned over. Frigga accused Odin to lying about the risks but he promised to come for them as soon as it was safe, advising Frigga to take Foster into her own chambers for their protection.
Frigga and Odin then teased each other over Frigga's worry for her husband's safety, while Lady Sif walked past and made eye contact with Foster. As Odin went into the battle armed with Gungnir, Frigga took Foster with her, taking one of the Einherjar's swords and then advising Foster to do exactly as she told her, believing that Malekith would be coming for the Aether which was currently trapped inside of Foster's body as Foster quickly agreed to obey her orders.
==== Showdown with Malekith ====
When the Dark Elves assaulted Asgard, Frigga took Jane Foster to her chambers and shut her away. She then created an illusion of Foster. Malekith invaded the palace and stumbled upon Frigga who had her sword ready to fight. Frigga gave him a chance to surrender, but Malekith refused, stating he had come to claim his prize the Aether, which was stored within Foster's body.
Frigga responded by viciously attacking Malekith with a sword, soon overwhelming him with her surprising skills with the blade. Disarming the Dark Elf, Frigga held her own sword to Malekith's throat, but before she could force him and his entire army to surrender, she was then restrained by Kurse. Malekith then rounded on the illusion of Foster and attempted to reclaim the Aether from her, discovering it was an illusion when he attempted to reach out of her.
Malekith angrily demanded Frigga to tell him where Foster was, but Frigga refused, despite Kurse gripping her by the neck. Malekith recognized that she would not answer and ordered Kurse to kill her. Algrim then impaled her from behind with her own sword, moments before Thor stormed into the room and used Mjølnir to burn half of Malekith's face off. He was too late to save Frigga however as the Dark Elves escaped and Odin held his wife's body in his arms.
Frigga was given a ceremonial funeral with the rest of the fallen warriors by Odin, and all of Asgard paid their respects to her. Her death had a major impact on Loki, particularly given the knowledge that Loki had unwittingly contributed to her death by giving Kurse directions to escape the dungeon during the Sacking of Asgard. This would prove to be a turning point for Loki, making him hungry for revenge as he joined Thor in hunting down Malekith.
=== Legacy ===
==== Loki's Redemption ====
Frigga's death was a contributing factor to both Odin's strong desire for revenge at the cost of sacrificing countless Asgardian soldiers so as to destroy Malekith, as well as Thor's decision to liberate both Loki and Jane Foster from incarceration. With the help of the Warriors Three, the three successfully evaded the Einherjar and managed to escape to Svartalfheim, where they encountered Malekith, Kurse, and his Dark Elves once more. While Malekith, who, having extracted the Aether from Foster's body, departed to Earth along with a majority of Dark Elves so he could finally unleash the Aether upon the Nine Realms, Loki finally killed Kurse, despite being supposedly fatally wounded by the Dark Elf. Therefore, Frigga's death was avenged, with Loki even noting that his actions were not for Thor or Odin's sake, but to avenge his deceased mother.
==== Odin's Farewell ====
In 2017, a dying Odin told Thor and Loki that he could hear Frigga calling out to him from Valhalla.
==== Variant Loki ====
After learning about Frigga's death by way of the TVA Holoprojector, Loki reminisced on her to Sylvie Laufeydottir.
=== Time Heist ===
==== Giving Thor Guidance ====
In an alternate 2013 timeline, after taking Jane Foster to rest in her chambers, Frigga was walking around the halls of Asgard with her maidens, instructing them in attending to Loki. Suddenly, she discovered the presence of someone from within her surroundings. Dismissing her maidens, Frigga searched around the palace and located Thor hiding from her behind one of the columns, telling him to leave such behavior to his brother. Surprised by Thor's appearance, long hair, and weight, she inquired what attire he was currently wearing as well as what happened to his face, to which Thor tried to claim that he was injured during the Battle of Harokin.
However, due to her magical prowess, Frigga was able to discern that this Thor was not from her timeline, but from the future. Thor then quickly denied her statement and tried to claim he had no idea what she was speaking of. However, Frigga reassured her son that she knew due to being raised by witches. At that instance, Thor started to mourn and admitted that he was time-traveling from 2023. The two then embraced, and Frigga and Thor retreated to one of her chambers to talk.
Frigga and Thor shared a heartfelt conversation on his past. As she listened while Thor explained how he killed Thanos out of rage, Frigga assured her son that he was not an idiot for failing to stop Thanos from orchestrating the Snap, but agreed he was a failure. She then explained that everyone failed at becoming what they were expected to in life and should instead pursue their true self. After the two hugged goodbye, Frigga refused to allow Thor to inform her of the circumstances of her death, citing that she was here to help his future and not hers.
Shortly after, Frigga met a distressed Rocket Raccoon, who informed the pair that they would have to return to their own time as he had succeeded in gaining the Aether. Before departing, Thor stuck out his hand to summon Mjølnir, with Frigga notifying Rocket that the process took some time. As Thor prepared to leave, he told his mother that he loved her, and Frigga returned the sentiment.
== Personality ==
Frigga is a benevolent, kind-hearted, fair and wise person. Frigga was beloved by all her family and all people of Asgard. Frigga loved equally both her biological son Thor and her adoptive son Loki. Unlike her husband, Frigga was ready to forgive Loki, even after his deeds, and had hope for Thor despite his actions as well. She also was willing to accept Thor's relationships with Jane Foster. Frigga was highly polite, friendly and sympathetic. She was shown to be good friends with Jane, even though she was only human and a majority of the other Asgardians disapproved of the relationship. In contrast to her kind-hearted nature, Frigga was also quite brave, strong-willed and noble, since she was brave enough to stand against Malekith, the leader of Dark Elves, by herself. She was even ready to sacrifice herself to help her family and friends. Her sacrifice was very important, as it made Loki to stop temporarily his rivalry with Thor and help him and impacted him severely. Frigga was possibly the person closest to Loki as he genuinely loved and cared about his adoptive mother and was filled of vengeance over her death, as seen by the state of his prison room after learning of her death. Frigga's relationship with her biological son Thor was close as well, as upon meeting a future version of her son she accepted him immediately and wasn't at all fooled by Thor's feeble lies. Frigga comforted Thor over his depression and shared one last tender moment with him, but refused to hear any warnings about her fate, showing her bravery in regards to dealing with her grim future.
Even though she is a very wise ruler, her kind heart can occasionally get in the way of certain punishments given to her sons. The prime example of this was when she attempted to convince Odin to end Thor's banishment from Asgard, despite knowing the gravity of Thor's crimes and the war that would ensue because of it. When Odin asked Frigga what she would've done, she states she wouldn't have had the heart to banish Thor. Odin calls her out on this, saying that while he grieves as well, he knew was the necessary action and he is king because he can make these difficult decisions.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
* Asgardian Physiology: As an Asgardian, Frigga possessed all of the various superhuman attributes common among her people, including superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, healing, and was extremely long-lived. However, as the queen of Asgard, her superhuman attributes were considerably higher than most Asgardians.
** Superhuman Strength: Like all Asgardians, Frigga possessed great superhuman strength, numerous times stronger than any normal human being and considerably stronger than most Asgardians. She was able to overpower Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves, with fairly ease.
** Superhuman Durability: Frigga's body was numerous times more resistant to physical and energy damage than any normal human being.
** Superhuman Speed: Frigga could run and move at great superhuman speed, much faster than any normal human being.
** Superhuman Agility: Frigga naturally possessed far greater agility, equilibrium, flexibility, dexterity, balance, and body coordination than any normal human being.
** Superhuman Stamina: Frigga's advanced musculature produced considerably fewer fatigue toxins during physical activity than any normal human being. Her endurance allowed her to exercise her maximum capacity for an extremely long period of time without tiring at all.
** Superhuman Reflexes: Frigga could react and dodge objects traveling at high speeds, much quicker than any normal human being.
** Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite her body's resistance, Frigga could still be injured like any other Asgardian. However, her metabolism enabled her to rapidly regenerate damaged bodily tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than any normal human being. However, she was still able to be killed by Algrim.
** Longevity: Frigga, like all other Asgardians, was not truly immortal. It was possible to kill an Asgardian and other beings in the Nine Realms. More accurately, Asgardians were extremely long-lived beings, Frigga aged at a pace far slower than any normal human being, being able to live for thousands of years. Even though she was thousands of years old, Frigga still looked like a middle-aged woman by Earth standards.
* Master Sorceress: Frigga learned how to wield Asgardian Magic while growing up in Asgard being raised by witches. She eventually became a highly skilled and formidable sorcerer, with it being her main asset in battle. Frigga taught Loki how to cast illusions, resulting in his exceptional skill in the field of sorcery.
** Transmutation: According to Loki, Frigga was capable of turning a flower into a frog. He would use this trick to turn Thor into a frog at some point.
** Conjuration: According to Loki, Frigga could cast fireworks with magic.
** Illusion Manipulation: Frigga was able to cast extremely convincing illusions of other beings, especially herself. She was able to send a projection of herself to the Asgardian Dungeons, used the ability to speak to Loki in his cell, and tricked Malekith with a fake projection of Jane Foster.
** Clairvoyance: Frigga was able to detect Thor when he attempted to covertly spy on her, knowing it was her last day alive. However, due to her ability to see with more than eyes, she was able to detect Thor's presence as well as deduce the fact that he had arrived from the future.
=== Abilities ===
* Expert Combatant: Frigga was a highly skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant. She killed a Frost Giant with ease; although more of her skill was prevalent during the attack on Asgard. Most notably, when confronted by Malekith, Frigga single-handedly defeated him wielding a short sword in reverse grip, and could have killed him had Kurse not intervened. Ironically, shortly before this, Malekith stated to her that he had survived much worse, which proved to be a testament to Frigga's skill.
* Sword Mastery: Frigga was highly skilled at using a sword in combat, being able to use it to protect her husband Odin from Laufey and the Frost Giants, as well as when Malekith and the Dark Elves attacked Asgard. During her fight against Malekith, she was able to use it to easily disarm his sword and gain the upper hand, even almost kill him had Kurse not intervened. However, Kurse managed to grab the sword from Frigga and used it to kill her by stabbing her in the back.
* Bilingualism: Frigga was fluent in her native Asgardian and English.
== Equipment ==
=== Weapons ===
* Sword: Frigga wielded this sword as her primary weapon. She used it to protect her husband Odin from Laufey and the Frost Giants, as well as when Malekith and the Dark Elves attacked Asgard. However, Algrim managed to grab the sword from Frigga and used it to kill her by stabbing her in the back.
=== Other Equipment ===
* Asgardian Armor: Frigga wore this armor as her protective attire when Malekith led the Dark Elves on an assault on Asgard with the intent of extracting the Aether from Jane Foster. The armor was unable to protect her when Algrim stabbed her with her own sword, killing her.
== Relationships ==
=== Family ===
* Asgardian Royal Family
** Buri † - Grandfather-in-Law
** Bor † - Father-in-Law
** Odin † - Husband
** Brothers-in-Law †
** Hela † - Stepdaughter
** Thor - Son
** Loki † - Adoptive Son
=== Allies ===
* Sif - Friend
* Warriors Three
** Volstagg †
** Fandral †
** Hogun †
* Heimdall †
* Einherjar
** Tyr
** Skurge †
* Hugin and Munin
* Sleipnir
* Jane Foster - Friend
* Rocket Raccoon (time-traveled version from 2023)	
=== Enemies ===
* Frost Giants
** Laufey †
* Marauders
* Dark Elves
** Malekith † - Attempted Victim
** Algrim/Kurse † - Killer
== Appearances ==
CollapseAppearances for Frigga
In chronological order:
* Thor
** Thor Adaptation
* Thor: The Dark World Prelude
* The Avengers (indirectly mentioned)
* Loki
** Season One
*** Glorious Purpose (footage)
* Thor: The Dark World
** Thor: Ragnarok Prelude
** Avengers: Endgame (alternate timeline)
* Thor: Ragnarok (mentioned)
* Avengers: Infinity War (mentioned)
** Avengers: Endgame Prelude (mentioned)
* Avengers: Endgame (mentioned)
* Loki
** Season One
*** Lamentis (mentioned; 2077)
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Frigga, also called Freyga, is a Vanir and is the adoptive mother of Thor and the biological mother of Odin's other sons, Tyr and Balder.
* The name Friday originated from Frey's Day, a day of the week named after Freyja/Frigga.
== Behind the Scenes ==
* Frigga was originally more prominent in the first film, but most of her scenes were cut in the release. Kenneth Branagh wrote her "a nice note" in response, and Rene Russo was happy to return for Thor: The Dark World, since she knew that Loki would "need his mom."
* Chloé Bruce was a stunt double for Rene Russo in the role of Frigga.
== References ==
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# ↑ Jump up to:1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Thor: The Dark World
# ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Avengers: Endgame
# ↑ Erik Selvig release papers on "14/11/13"
# ↑ Jump up to:4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Thor
# ↑ Jump up to:5.0 5.1 Thor: The Dark World Deleted Scene
# ↑ Loki: 1.03: Lamentis
# ↑ Jump up to:7.0 7.1 7.2 Thor Deleted Scene
# ↑ Thor: The Dark World Prelude
# ↑ The Avengers
# ↑ Thor: Ragnarok
# ↑ Loki: 1.01: Glorious Purpose
# ↑ Loki: 1.03: Lamentis
# ↑ Rene Russo Wants to Brush Up on Her Comic-Book History Before Thor 2
== External Links ==
* Frigga on Marvel Database
* Frigga on Wikipedia