Freya

*"Who is Freya the deity you say? Well she is the Nordic aspect or avatar of the late Empress Marcella Varian, now serving as the Tenth Divine."*
―Claudius[src]
**Freya** (Dovahzul: ), also called **Ramus**, and the **Dragon Queen**, is a Nordic deity aspect of Marcella Varian, and the Heroine-Guardian of Man. During the Fifth Era, she made various appearances, included appeared amongst various prominent figures in history. After she become an deity in the Ten Divines, the Nords created the Cult of Freya, dedicated of worshiping and venerating Freya. While the title of Freya itself, became the honorary title given by the Imperial Monarch of Cyrodiil.

## History

### Background

Freya, the deity is the Nordic aspect of the Imperial Divine Marcella. After Marcella's death and apotheosis in 5E 68, the Cult of Freya was created and was already venerated in Nordic culture, even Nords recognized Freya as the Dragon Queen. In the last year of the Fourth Era, during of the Skyrim Civil War, Empress Marcella Varian led her Legion to Skyrim, where seek to defeat the Stormcloaks. However, she did however also learned that there's another problem, that an crisis involving Dragons and the return of Alduin. This managed with the help of Paarthurnax, Grandmaster of the Greybeards involves Marcella as Dragonborn, as well as being the first female who hold the title of Dragonborn. After captured and released Odahviing in Whiterun, Marcella and Odahviing heads to Skuldafn, but she agreed to go solo. Marcella then reach the Nordic afterlife of the Nords, Sovngarde, and defeats Alduin with the help of the Heroes of the Old, Felldir the Old, Gormlaith Golden-Hilt, and Hakon One-Eye. This earns Marcella the title of "Ramis".

Since Marcella ascended to godhood, it had come different response of the Thalmor than Talos, where the Thalmor recognized Marcella and her aspect, Freya is legitimate. One theory presumes that Freya is indeed fact, a aspect of Marcella which assumed that Marcella's aspects description that always had purple or violet eyes. Other theory is that Freya isn't a legitimate reincarnation of Marcella Varian, it's a aspect or avatar of the Deity itself. Other believes that Freya is a different person, which results either had the appeared of Marcella herself or attempted to denied that Marcella don't have a Nordic aspect.

### Fifth Era

During the Fifth Era, Freya would take a role in history several times, and become prominent influenced in Skyrim. She appeared to Maeldr of Winterhold, the High King of Skyrim before his reconquest of reunited Skyrim Kingdom. Since the defeat of the World Eater at the hands of Marcella who had become the Nordic aspect after her death in year 5E 68 and the become the goddess Marcella in the now Ten Divines. In the course of the Tamrielic historians, the origins of Freya is matter of debate, one source suggest that the deity aspect of Freya is a Nordic aspect of Marcella at the result of the defeat of Alduin in almost seventy years ago. While other source is that Freya is a mysterious women who come and replace Alduin as the new kalpa. Marcella appeared as Freya to the Heroine of Cyrodiil during her quest in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*.

## Worship

### Skyrim

The Nords of Skyrim acknowledge Freya as the Heroine-Guardian of Man and the heroine of Nordic women and culture, and was called "Freyda" or "Freya". In the aspect of Freya, Marcella is invoked as the patron of guardian and questing heroes. Like Talos, Freya was seen as Skyrim personified, an overall crucial figure to the culture, heritage, and tradition of the Nords. Freya is sometimes called the Dragon Lady or the Dragon Queen, and the Dragon of the Empire. Freya also called "The Dragonborn", notably known for her using the thu'um which associates with the Dragon Language and its shouts. The Greybeards also called Freya the "Dragon of the Fourth Empire" and sometimes called "The Good Dragon" which expressions of Freya using the Thu'um for good use from innocent casualties against enemies of the Empire and the Nordic people. Axioms of Freya, such as "Freya Axe!" a common exclamation amongst Nords, who generally used to express surprise or shock.

### Cyrodiil

Freya is worshipped by the Imperials of Cyrodiil as the Dragon Queen, despite being a aspect of Marcella. The deity which to be known as Ramus, was canonicatized as a saint, alongside Alessia the Slave-Queen, empress of the First Empire, Saint Kaladas, builder of the Great Chapel of Zenithar, and Reman Varian, the founder of the Fourth Empire and his Dynasty. Prior Marcella Varian's death, the Empress established title of Ramis which became an honorary title to the Empire, and eventhough the title is rare and only used by four notable, The Moonstrider, Maeldr Richcloak, Crassius Avento and his youngest son, Cavotan.

## Physical appearance

The appearance of Freya is rare description of light skin-tone rather then tan skin tone, according to various witnesses who encountered Freya. She described as a masculinity female Nordic warrior with blonde dreadlock mohawk hairstyle and purple eyes, while other sources had light blue eyes.

## Trivia

* The name Freya is of Scandinavian origin, meaning "noble lady" and was derived from Freyja. It also shares its namesake with the mythical Freya, goddess of fertility, love, and beauty.

## Appearances

* *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld* (mentioned only)
	+ *The Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir* (mentioned only)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Varieties of Faith, the Empire v2*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 *The Ramuses of Cyrodiil*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 *Varieties of Faith: The Nords*
4. ↑ Dialogue with Claudius
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Freya and Nords*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dialogue with Arngeir
7. ↑ *Marcella's Recognized in Tamriel*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *The Dragon Queen of Cyrodiil*
9. ↑ *The Dragon Conspiracy*
10. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
11. ↑ Dialogue of Tulvou Black-Blade
12. ↑ Dialogue of Koagorath
13. ↑ Dialogue of Nords in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *Marcella and the Nords*
15. ↑ Dialogue of Imperials in *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Marcella's Aspects*
2. ↑ *Our Popular Dunmer Varian*