Freydis Strong-Blade

*For the High Queen during the Second Era, see Freydis of Eastmarch.*

*"I want the Companions to be once had, an mercenaries of their own work. As harbinger, sometimes I reunite the Companions with strength and respect."*
―Freydis[src]
**Freydis Strong-Blade**, also known as **Freydis the Red**, and **Freydis the Dragon**, is a famously well-known heroine, mercenary and adventurer who became the Thane of Whiterun and Harbinger of the Companions. She is popular known for her battle tactics, and she was a fierce and powerful warrior. During her time as Harbinger and leader, she allowing all races all across of Tamriel to join, give orders to her Shield-Siblings. Her older sister Breytra, a Companion herself, who later affected with vampirism and later becoming the leader of the Volkihar Vampire Clan, even though both Freydis and Breytra are devoted sisters and never eliminate each other.

## By game

* Freydis Strong-Blade (Skyrim)
* Freydis Strong-Blade (Legends)

## History

### Early life

Freydis was born in year 4E 170 to a prominent and warrior family of the Strong-Blade Clan. Her parents, Alfarth and Hallveig, were veterans of the Great War in Skyrim. The Strong-Blades are the descendants from Rasman who were adopted in Ysgramor's family. She had the closest bond relationship with her older sister, Breytra. When the sisters were four and six respectfully, their parents were killed during the Great War, and spend their childhoods in Whiterun to become young warriors in the Companions. Freydis and Breytra become train each other throughout the majority of their teenage years, which her older sister trained in greatswords and one-handed while Freydis trained in axes which she mostly loved battle axes, she giving a collection of battleaxes. Before the sisters joined the Companions which Breytra joined first and gone a different path, Freydis was gifted dragonblood and the Thu'um, which she traveled to High Hrothgar and she befriended with Marcella Varian, the future Empress.

### Becoming a Companion

Much later, long after her sister joins, Freydis than follows suit into the Companions in Jorrvaskr, which Vilkas opposes Freydis at first, but the current Harbinger Kodlak Whitemane reassures and directs him to trained Freydis, which he accepted. After the training, Vilkas send Freydis on an errand to Eorlund Gray-Mane, Whiterun's senior blacksmith at the Skyforge, in order to sharpen a sword. Eorlund offers and asks her to take a shield back to Aela. Freydis spend the first months, both training and past the initiation test. After the brief initiation ceremony, Freydis than continued with her training and help mercenary work to the people of Skyrim in needed. Freydis, now have muscle tone build, was ordered with Skjor the final challenge before inducing Brefyir to retrieve a fragment of Wuuthrad, the Blade of Ysgramor, in Dustman's Cairn while Farkas judges her valor while during the event; becoming trapped while Farkas in his werewolf form defeating the Silver Hand members who surrounded Farkas, and killing off the draugrs before returning to Jorrvaskr with retrieving the fragment. After that, Freydis discovered Chrysamere, a unique greatsword who become her personal signature weapon, who found the Nordic Ruin of Forelhost after defeating the Lost Paladin. Freydis, associating with having Dragonblood, she was appointed as Thane to Jarl Balgruuf the Greater due to her accomplishments.

Upon returning to Jorrvaskr, Vilkas meets Freydis and is formally officially inducted into the Companions, while her older sister, already do missions from Aela. After told by Skjor to go to the secret entrance of the The Underforge for an ritual becoming an werewolf. After the ritual, she becomes an werewolf with fearing of harming innocent people, she managed to escaped Whiterun, and lose consciousness. After gaining consciousness, Freydis was awoken, naked and founded by Aela and mentions a Silver Hand camp nearby that must be exterminated, which Aela and Freydis straightforward approach a bunker at Gallows Rock, and successfully killing its leader, Krev the Skinner. Then Kodlak asked Freydis an favor to cure his Lycanthropy by acquiring the heads of the Glenmoril Witches that tricked the Companions long ago. At Glenmoril Cove, she successfully killing the witches but upon returning, Freydis was shocked and soon found that after seeking out with Vilkas that the Silver Hand attacked Jorrvaskr, by managed to kill Kodlak and take off with all the fragments of Wuuthrad. After the death of Kodlak Whitemane, Vilkas will seek revenge. With no questions asked, he seeks Freydis all the way to the Silver Hand hideout at Driftshade Refuge, which she agreed, and managed to kill the remainder of the Silver Hand members and recovered Fragments of Wuuthrad and to return to Jorrvaskr.

### Rose to leadership and Harbinger

As soon both Vilkas and Freydis arrives back to Whiterun, they went to the Skyforge and pay their respects to the deceased, but now avenged, Whitemane, while both Freydis was emotional due to Kodlak's passing with Breytra comforting her. Freydis than composed herself and give the fragments back to Eorlund, before returning to the Underforge with her fellow Circle members while a conversation about Kodlak ensues. Eorlund, than arrives with Wuuthrad before giving it to Freydis, before she and the Circle to Ysgramor's Tomb and posthumously cure Kodlak of his Lycanthropy. Upon arriving at the tomb with Breytra and the Circle, Freydis leads the Circle to the burial chamber, while both Vilkas and Farkas refused to enter while Aela, Freydis and Breytra battled their way, which Ysgramor's Champions as a test of they worth.

Freydis and Aela enter the Burial Chamber together. Upon entering, they sees the sprit of deceased Kodlak Whitemane which he was proud of Freydis for her work she put with the Companions. She also agreed to free Kodlak's beast spirit by activate the fire, and Glenmoril Witch's head into the flames, and defeating the beast spirit, and Kodlak granted Freydis the title of Harbinger and freed Kodlak's spirit. Upon the successful cure of Kodlak's spirit, Freydis granted the title of Harbinger, making her the first true leader since Ysgramor himself. Aela was shocked at the Freydis's now becoming a true leader since Ysgramor and congratulates her on her new title, which Freydis had emotions and that she agreed to accept the title. Freydis, went on to cure her lycanthropy herself by defeating her Beast Spirit in combat.

At the time her as Harbinger, Freydis declared that allowing both the Mer and the Beast to join the Companions. While the Companions increases members, including around thirty-five percent of the members of either Dunmer, Bosmer and little percent of Altmer, and twenty-two percent of the members are Argonian, Khajiit and Orc. She also increased the members and managed to keep the Companions indicted, even described the largest warrior guild in Skyrim. Freydis currently stayed at her personal study in her home, Breezehome and while during the mostly evenings, she stayed at Jorrvaskr. However after Ulfric Stormcloak was defeated and the rebellion crushed after the Siege of Windhelm, Freydis had re-located and make residence in Windhelm's Hjerim as her winter residence.

### The Civil War and Ulfric's Death

Freydis states that she and her clan still loyal to the Empire, and the Empress Marcella Varian when the civil war in Skyrim was at height when Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak murdered Torygg, the High King of Skyrim. She defended Whiterun when the city was besieged by the Stormcloaks which Marcella and the Imperials drove the Stormcloaks to retreat into a Empire victory. After the battle, Freydis had stayed with Jarl Balgruuf the Greater to rebuild the city while Marcella continued her campaign against Ulfric. Freydis met with her friend Marcella during the Siege of Fort Kastav, which Freydis led the Legion and takeover of the fort and rescued the captured Legionnaires, and was promoted to Legate. She than travelled to Windhelm to meet both Marcella and General Tullius and to take over the city, which Ulfric failed to submit but was defeated by Marcella herself, and the Rebellion is over.

### Later years and Death

At the start of the Fifth Era, Freydis return to Whiterun to resume the duties as Harbinger, and was visited by her friend Marcella Varian. Freydis went on to have duties as Harbinger during the spring to fall seasons, while return to the College on Winter. Her oldest sister, Breytra become an vampire who became the leader of the Volkihar Vampire Clan. But the both of the sisters to reunited in 5E 5, despite being a vampire and a werewolf respectfully. On 5E 6, Freydis made history of Tamriel, that the Companions and the College made an policy that allowing the Companions to join the College to try magic, while College do the same thing to join the Companions, which mostly did, which preferred as "Companion-Mages". Freydis cured her lycanthropy after defeating her own wolf spirit in Ysgramor's Tomb sometime before or after Marcella's Diamond Jubilee in 5E 58.

Peace on Tamriel is one of the most peaceful and enjoy of Freydis in her remainder of her life. Freydis attended Marcella's Silver, Golden, and the Dragon Jubilees of the Empress's 25th, 50th and 70th anniversaries of Marcella's reign. Freydis died peacefully in 5E 74 in Whiterun. Her sister however disgusted herself on her deathbed, and the sisters were crying, and said the moment when Freydis died, Breytra was very-very heartbroken. She was buried in the Strong-Blade Family Tomb, along with her deceased parents. In the afterlife, Freydis sometime travelled to Marcella's realm of Judhofkiin, who had temporary access by Marcella and Shor.

Weeks of mourning Freydis's death and funeral, the Circle elected Reemula Niseene Harbinger, becoming the first Argonian guild member to become the leader of the Companions. Her remaining sister Breytra reverted back and cured her vampirism which faked her own death, and return to the Companions. Breytra remaining as a member of the companions until her own death in year 5E 99.

## Legacy

In life and the afterlife, Freydis had a enduring legacy with popularity. She was the most feared and popular warrior in Skyrim, even risking her life. Her sixty-three year tenure as Harbinger was the longest tenured leader, even the Companions prospered and respected, and was remained the best mercenary group of Skyrim and Tamriel. She also notably is the bounty system and re-established the the rank of Captain back into the Companions, and made Captain, as "second-command" behind Harbinger. Freydis had remained to have the most respected leader among her shield-siblings and any other of her predecessors. Freydis, also a adventurer and mercenary, she is known for helping many of various of Men and Mer, mostly for free. Freydis helped Golldir, defeating the necromancer Vals Veran in his ancestral tomb of Hillgrund's Tomb.

Her longevity was prosper of fame and was respected across Tamriel, joining with Marcella Varian, who became the longest reigning female monarch and the longest female regnant of 70 years on the throne. While her status as Dragonborn, she declined to be called the title because she said that she had access of few shouts of the thu'um, and had declared that her friend, the Empress as the true Dragonborn. According to Tamrielic historians, Freydis among one of the most popular Harbinger and leader among the Companions. She continued the policies and have the record of about eighty-six policies, which ninety percent of the policies were passed, with the help of her friend Marcella Varian.

## Personality and traits

Freydis is a brave and confident young woman, devoted and confident Nord Barbarian leader, who was not afraid of dying to protect her people. She is also known for being respectful, honorable, and enjoys reading about ancient Nord heroes in her youth, idolizing them dearly. Despite her deep love for her clan and the Companions, she was a lone wolf. She being a fierce warrior, Freydis was cunning and was a great strategist, as shown by her alliances with other territorial leaders. Indeed, driven by her dream to prove her courage, she preferred to take on all tasks and risks herself.

As a barbarian Nord, Freydis is known for having a muscled toned figure due to being a skilled swordsman and efficient with either hand. She also had faith in life, oneself and others, including believing her clan and the Companions as a whole. While her clan was traced back to Ysgramor and a descendant from Rasman, Freydis believed to red haired in her clan also traced back from Rasman. Similar as Marcella, Freydis is famously known for having a long ponyhawk hairstyle. Freydis also known for worn dragonbone-styled armor in both combat and in personal life, which her revealing her scared toned figure. Freydis is also to be very kind to others with respect and accepts the job when offered with no complains, even when she was being kind of being threaten by violence, which she persuaded nicely or sarcastically.

She, along with her clan and the Companions, is also known for supporting the Fourth Empire and its Empress Marcella Varian which Freydis is notable for accompanying Marcella during the civil war, and stopping the Stormcloaks. Freydis is mostly independent in her political views, but however she supports the Imperial leaning Jarls in Skyrim, and like most Nords, she doesn't have hatred for the Dunmer, especially her first visit in Windhelm which she deeply cared for the Dunmer. Freydis is strong worship of the Divines of Cyrodiil and the Nordic Pantheon, which she mostly worshiped Talos, Dibella, Mara, Shor and Kyne, Freydis' favorite Nordic deity.

## Gallery

Freydis card in *Legends*.Freydis in 4E 201.Freydis wielded the Rueful Axe.Freydis approached a bear, showing her bravery.Freydis, mourning the loss of Gilldir's aunt, Agna.Freydis ascends the ruins of Hillgrund's Tomb.
## Trivia

* The name Freydis derived from Frøydis, means "lady" and "goddess" from Old Norse. It is from the Norse goddesses Frøya (Freyja) and dís. The Old Norse word of Frey is "noble lady", and word Dís means "wise woman" or "female deity".
* Freydis was mostly loosely based on Freydis Eriksdottir, daughter of Erik The Red.

## Appearances

* *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion* (mentioned only)
* *The Elder Scrolls: Legends*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 *The Empire's Strongblades*
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 *The Legendary Strong-Blades*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Second Edition: Cyrodiil*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 *Freydis the Harbinger*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 *The Strongblade Sisters*
6. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 4E 170*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Freydis and Breytra*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*
9. ↑ Events of *Proving Honor*
10. ↑ *Freydis and Chrysamere*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Events of *The Silver Hand*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Events of *Blood's Honor*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Events of *Glory of the Dead*
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 *Year in Skyrim: 4E 201*
15. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 23*
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 *The Skyrim Rebellion: Vol. I*
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 *The Skyrim Rebellion: Vol. III*
18. ↑ Events of Skyrim Civil War
19. ↑ *The Rebellion is Over*
20. ↑ Events of The Battle for Whiterun
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 *The Skyrim Rebellion: Vol. II*
22. ↑ *Marcella and the Nords*
23. ↑ Events of "Rescue from Fort Kastav"
24. ↑ Dialogue with General Tullius
25. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls V: Moonstrider*
26. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: First Year*
27. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 6*
28. ↑ *The Fifth Era*
29. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 58*
30. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 58*
31. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 23*
32. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 48*
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 68*
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 *Year in Skyrim: 5E 74*
35. ↑ *Brief History of Judhofkiin*
36. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 77*
37. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 99*
38. ↑ Dialogue of Majnrek Wind-Heart
39. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 34*
40. ↑ Events during "Ancestral Worship"
41. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 68*
42. ↑ *Year in Skyrim: 5E 76*
43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Dialogue of Marcella Varian in *Skyrim*
44. ↑ Dialogue of Aela the Huntress
45. ↑ Dialogue of Paarthurnax
46. ↑ Dialogue of Kodlak Whitemane
47. ↑ Dialogue of Farkas
48. ↑ Dialogue of Ria
49. ↑ Events during Civil War (Imperial)

**Notice**: The following are unlicensed references. They are not copyrighted by a ZeniMax Media company, but can still be considered part of *The Elder Scrolls* lore and are included for completeness.
1. ↑ *The Legacy of the Female Harbinger*
2. ↑ *Who's Freydis, the Dreadlock Nord*