Freyr | God of War Wiki | Fandom

---
Personality [ ]

When Kratos first encounters Freyr in Vanaheim, he is shown to be mistrustful of him - believing him to be one of Odin's lackeys - mostly due to fear and paranoia. He then grows hostile when he sees Mimir, due to having a strong grudge against him for convincing Freya to marry Odin. Once he discovers that his sister is free, however, he calms down and becomes much more amicable. Freyr is characterized by his laid-back attitude and is a competent leader, although he considers himself as only being good for "inspiring" others. His followers in Vanaheim seem to disagree, and acknowledge his leadership capabilities. Despite the odd circumstances of his arrival in Alfheim, both Light and Dark Elves consider Freyr to be a god that can bring them both to peace, something he does later in the game.
Freyr has a distinct love of special Vanir "herbs" (seemingly marijuana), and is seen smoking it or referencing it at several points in the story. When on this special herb, he is notably more relaxed and calm even more so than his usual self. His love of this herb is so great that he once got so high he fell into the Lake of Light in Alfheim, and subsequently became revered by the elves when he emerged from it. When Kratos finds him in this state alongside his sister, he laments that he's not as good a leader as her and wishes he were better.
His relationship with his sister is more complicated. As children, Freyr and Freya were extremely close and loved one another, going on adventures together as they grew up. However, after Freya's marriage to Odin fell apart, it seems he believed she had turned traitor on them and ceased contact. Freyr also regrets the words he said to his sister at her wedding, believing that they would have been the last things he ever said to her. Despite this, when Kratos first meets Freyr he becomes incensed at the idea that she's being held prisoner. While there is some tension between the two, due to his actions, it's very clear that the siblings still do love each other greatly.
Like his sister, Freyr also held a strong hatred for Mimir under the false belief that he had sold Freya to the Aesir, as well as wanting to cut off the former ambassador's head.


---
Powers [ ]

Immortality: As a Norse God, Freyr is immortal, only powerful weapons and beings can kill him. This was evident as how only Surtr, as Ragnarök, was able to kill him. Seiðr Mastery: Being a Vanir God, Freyr has a lot of experience in Seiðr magic and even sought to use his mastery of magic to teach the undisciplined Aesir how to have bountiful harvests via some Seiðr magic. Spell Casting : Freyr is very skilled at casting spells and has been shown to cast several spells without any effort or concentration.

---
Norse Mythology [ ]

Freyr (Old Norse: Lord ), sometimes anglicized as Frey , is a widely attested god associated with sacral kingship, virility and prosperity, with sunshine and fair weather, and pictured as a phallic fertility god in Norse mythology. Freyr is said to "bestow peace and pleasure on mortals." Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house.
In the Icelandic books the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda , Freyr is presented as one of the Vanir, the son of the sea god Njörðr, as well as the twin brother of the goddess Freyja. The gods gave him Álfheimr, the realm of the Elves, as a teething present. He rides the shining dwarf-made boar Gullinbursti and possesses the ship Skíðblaðnir which always has a favorable breeze and can be folded together and carried in a pouch when it is not being used. He has the servants Skírnir, Byggvir and Beyla.
The most extensive surviving Freyr myth relates Freyr's falling in love with the female jötunn Gerðr. Eventually, she becomes his wife but first Freyr has to give away his magic sword which fights on its own "if wise be he who wields it." Although deprived of this weapon, Freyr defeats the Jötunn Beli with an antler. However, lacking his sword, Freyr will be killed by the fire jötunn Surtr during the events of Ragnarök.
Like other Germanic deities, veneration of Freyr is revived in the modern period in Heathenry movement.