Gerdur Kristný won the Icelandic Literature Awards 2010 for her book of poetry Blóðhófnir (Bloodhoof) which is based on an ancient Nordic myth, told in the Eddic poem Skírnismál, about the attempt of the Nordic fertility god Freyr to fetch the poet's namesake Gerður Gymisdóttir from her far away home as his bride.
For example fertility deities Freyr and Nordyr were important for planting and harvesting.
Freyr | Rúnar Freyr Gíslason | Njörðr, Skaði, and Freyr as depicted in ''The Lovesickness of Frey'' (1908) by W. G. Collingwood | Ari Freyr Skúlason |
According to Húsdrápa, Freyr rode Gullinbursti to Baldr's funeral, while in Gylfaginning, Snorri states that Freyr rode to the funeral in a chariot pulled by the boar.
Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson (born 14 December 1981 in Keflavík) is an Icelandic professional football defender who plays for Keflavík in Iceland.
Proceeding to discuss the role of the Vanir in Norse mythology, he deals with Ingvi-Freyr of Uppsala in Sweden and then Ingui of Bernicia in Northern England, ultimately concluding that in early Anglo-Saxon history, a deity named Ingui was believed to be the progenitor of Anglian kings.
Viktor Rydberg theorized that the weapon referred to was the sword forged by Völundr, and is the same one as Freyr gave away to gain Gerðr.
Freyr has three magical items, including the ship Skidbladnir, his boar Gullinbursti and a sword with the ability to fight on its own which he gave to Skirnir in return for his role in the courtship of Gerd.
Dumézil remarks that the boar is the animal symbolizing Vane, the Freyr of Scandinavian mythology.
The god Freyr will engage the fiery being Surtr and, since Freyr lacks the sword he gave his servant Skírnir, Freyr will fall after a rough struggle.