Freyr

**Freyr** is the Norse god of peace, prosperity, manliness, and good weather, sunshine, and harvests. He is one of the Vanir gods, the deities of nature and its forces.

## History

Freyr is the son of the sea god Njord, and his sister is the beauty goddess Freyja. He rules over Alfheim, a splendid realm of beautiful beings known as alfar, and he rides on a golden boar.

Because he blesses crops and provides good weather, many Norsefolk worship and love him.

## In the Rabydosverse

Freyr is the national god of the ancient civilisation of Freyrgard, its spacefaring race of humans, and its modern-day descendant of Daleskarnia. He is claimed to be the ancestor of its founding kings. However, at some point in Daleskarnia's history, it turned into a nation that fanatically prides itself in war and fighting.

The galactic civilisation of Lysandre worships Freyr as its national god. On Gallardin, a sacred day dedicated to Freyr, every new Emperor was crowned.

Before the Fifth Age, during the reign of Vizier Nelanda of Charvasari, an expeditionary force was sent to the north of the Galaxy, at a burned rock at the middle of a newly-formed nebula. Two of its soldiers were killed by the blade that zipped in a cave by itself, so a third carefully handled the blade. He was astonished to find that it was able to speak to him, and even more so when he learned that it was the legendary sword of Freyr. The Celestials who murdered Skirnir to steal the weapon named it Ikirtal, but the sword wanted to return to its master.

The Charvasaries, led by the Vizier, bore the sword Ikirtal on a red throne. They tried not to tremble as the valkyries brought the entourage to the forests of Vanaheim. Upon hearing that the sword of Freyr had been brought home, the elves and fairies of that heavenly realm celebrated their arrival and brought the finest roasted boars and deer. In honour of their heroic deed, the elves of Vanaheim offered to teach the Charvasaries to build magical machinery, which their Malendor descendants sometimes use to this day as the most powerful of their devices.

The worship of Freyr was later spread to Wosono, where Norse visitors told the curious doll-like locals tales about their gods and heroes. Within days, the southern Epadwaranai kingdoms built shrines and temples to the Norse deities: the most popular of these deities were Baldr, Forseti, and Freyr. Freyr became popular because he was considered more willing to listen to their cries for freedom, and because of the traders' pictures of him having blonde hair like them. Weeks later, heavy rains brought about a bumper harvest: the Epadwaranai took it as a sign that Freyr has blessed them, so they sought closer relations with their newfound Norse allies.

When the Freyrgardians mocked the Epadwaranai for their beauty and their skinnier build, the Epadwaranai gladly welcomed the term "elves", and answered back that "we are under Freyr's protection", because their beauty and glowing skin would make them seem like elves. Three of the many rebellions waged against the Vigefionian rulers were done in honour of Freyr.

The drummer of the band Dondaton, Himbolen, is a devout worshipper of Freyr: having grown up in a Norse neighbourhood in Kerason, he was influenced by his neighbours into adopting their Norse culture. He believes that he honours Freyr by sharing his wealth (as a celebrity) to people in need, ensuring that more and more people will receive Freyr's blessings to improve life in the Supercorporation.

The princesses Dagnia and Vilgarda worship Freyr as their patron and national pride, and they invoke the Vanir as an interjection.

## In the Rinnarverse

The Kingdom of Gotaland worships him as its national god.

Dorian, a half Vetarbroitar-Greek woman, worships Freyr as her patron god as she wanted to be as brave as him.

## Trivia

* Freyr's weapon is a sword.
* His rune is the ingwaz rune (ᛜ, ᛝ), which represents fertilisation, beginnings, and accomplishment.

## See also

* Baldr, Svarog, Saule, other bright gods
* Odin, Tarhunz, other divine kings