Freya the Warrior
Freya the Warrior is Freyja in her battle aspect, who takes half the slain for Folkvangr and who taught seidr to the gods. She is kept as her own form because the magic and the war are read as a different working from the goddess of love and gold.
No native Norse planetary rulership exists: the planetary correspondence is the interpretatio romana / weekday reading (Mercury=Odinn, Jupiter=Thor, Mars=Tyr, Venus=Freyja/Frigg, Sun=Sol, Moon=Mani), not an ancient Norse attribution.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Mars
Offerings
- Offerings
- FireWineIncenseMeat
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Freyja in Her Falcon CloakThe Valkyrie Aspect
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- Lady of the SlainChooser of the FallenShe Who Takes Half
- Symbols
- FlameSpear
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneFierce choosingAddressFreyaLady of the SlainChooser of the FallenRelationshipThe aspect of freyja who rides to war and claims half the deadWarningShe chooses and the choosing is not discussedResonanceWarriors witches those who work battle magic
- Modern Practice
This aspect is called on before a fight and in battle magic, and by women working with seidr. Her practice is the choosing done deliberately and the half-share taken.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- WarThe slainSeidrFalconrySovereigntyBattle magicThe choosing
- Mythology Summary
Freya the Warrior is Freyja in her battle aspect, who takes half the slain for Folkvangr and who taught seidr to the gods. She is kept as her own form because the magic and the war are read as a different working from the goddess of love and gold; this is a modern devotional aspect-form, not an attested separate goddess or ancient cult.
- Related Deities
- FreyjaOdinThorThe MorriganTyr
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