In Norse mythology, Skírnir is the god Freyr's messenger and vassal. He appears in both the Poetic and Prose Eddas.
An illustration from Fredrik Sander's 1893 Swedish edition of the Poetic Edda
Freyr, sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house. According to Adam of Bremen, Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was "the most renowned of the æsir", and was venerated for good harvest and peace.
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.
