Freya

*"By my right as Empress, I gave you the title of Freya. It's the greatest honor that's within my power to grant. You deserve it, Legate."*
―Marcella Varian[src]
**Freya** (Dovahzul: ), also spelled **Ramus** in Cyrodiil, is the deity and aspect of Empress Marcella Varian, it means “the Dragon of the Empire” was a title bestowed upon several heroines/heroes throughout history.

## Background

Freya, the deity is the Nordic aspect of the Imperial Divine Marcella. 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 involves 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 "Freya".

Since Marcella ascended as a goddess, 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. Some believes that Freya mantling Lorkhan, with she is the same person of Marcella. 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.

## History

### Fifth Era

In the course of the Tamrielic historians, the death of Marcella Varian in 5E 68, which become the deity of the now Ten Divines. Other than that she also make an appearance as Freya, and so the legend of Freya become an reality. Some of Nordic residence did however notice the appearance of Freya is indeed an aspect and avatar of the former Empress Marcella Varian.

According to stories out of Skyrim, Marcella Varian appeared to High King Maeldr Richcloak just before his reconquest of Skyrim Kingdom, She appeared her Nordic aspect, Freya, an young Nordic women that no others could see, and she gave him, her unique gauntlets, it was semi-worn by Marcella herself during her younger years.

## 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 with blonde dreadlock mohawk hairstyle and purple eyes, while other sources had light blue eyes.

## Trivia

* The name of Freya is of Scandinavian origin, meaning "noble lady".
* According to Sammy Sutter, the creation of Freya, that he confirms that Freya isn't a legitimate reincarnation of Marcella Varian, it's a aspect or avatar of the Deity.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *The Ramuses of Cyrodiil*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Varieties of Faith in the Empire*
3. ↑ Dialogue with Claudius
4. ↑ Dialogue of Arngeir
5. ↑ *Marcella's Recognized in Tamriel*
6. ↑ *The Dragon Queen of Cyrodiil*

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