Freyr
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In Norse mythology, Freyr is a god associated with kingship, peace, fertility, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with S
The Rällinge statuette from Södermanland, Sweden, believed to depict Freyr, Viking Age
Seated on Odin's throne Hliðskjálf, the god Freyr sits in contemplation in an illustration (1908) by Frederic Lawrence
The final battle between Freyr and Surtr, illustration by Lorenz Frølich
A detail from Gotland runestone G 181, in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. The three men are interpreted as Odin, Thor, and Freyr.
Surtr
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In Norse mythology, Surtr, also sometimes written Surt in English, is a jötunn; he further serves as the guardian of Muspelheim, which is one of the only two realms to exist before the beginning of ti
Freyr
…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 was revived during the modern period through the Heathenry movement…
The Giant with the Flaming Sword (1909) by John Charles Dollman
Surtr with the Flaming Sword (1882) by F. W. Heine, based on a plaster frieze designed by Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard (1859)
Surtr, From the Vøluspa series of Faroese postage stamps (2003)—Anker Eli Petersen
Battle of the Doomed Gods (1882) by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine