Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)

Freyja
Name	Frigga / Freyja Freyrdottir
Current Alias	Freyja
Aliases	Freda Barker, Freya, Freyja All-Slave, Fricka, Frig, Frijja, Queen Mother
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Congress of Worlds, Galactic Council, All-Mothers, Gods of Asgard, Vanir Formerly Lost Gods, Svartalfheim Strikeforce
Relatives	Freyr (father); Idunn (aunt); Gullveig (sister); Odin Borson (husband, separated); Cul, Vili, Ve (brothers-in-law); Balder, Hermod, Tyr (sons); Angela, Laussa (daughters); Thor, Vidar (step-sons); Loki (adopted son); Red Norvell (foster stepson); Hoder (nephew); Large extended family via Odin Borson, Loki and others
Marital Status	Separated
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′ (1.52 m)11
Weight	372 lbs (168.74 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	White
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Vanir Goddess
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Presumably Vanaheim
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Vanir, Asgardian
Occupation	All-Mother of Asgard, Queen of Asgard, Queen of the Gods, Norse Goddess of Marriage; former warrior
Base of Operations	Fólkvangr, Asgard
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, Joe Sinnott
First	Journey Into Mystery #92 (March, 1963)
First	Journey Into Mystery #92 (March, 1963)

History

As a young woman, Frigga visited the court of Asgard's Lord Odin and won his affections. Odin eventually married her, making her Asgard's queen and goddess of marriage. She later became adoptive mother to Odin's son Thor, then Loki Laufeyson. However, when Frigga bore him a son, Balder, he consulted an oracle who told him Balder's death would usher in Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, but Balder alone would be reborn in the new world to follow; however, if Balder died before Ragnarok's beginning, no one would survive to carry on Odin's line. Odin therefore kept Balder's parentage secret, and Frigga mystically elicited the pledge of almost every living being in Asgard not to harm Balder, rendering him nearly invulnerable. The one living thing that did not take Frigga's pledge was the mistletoe, to which Balder remained vulnerable. In palce of Balder, Frigga treated Odin's son Thor as though he was her own and strongly approved of the goddess Sif as his eventual mate.

As Odin prepared Asgard for an eventual conflict with the enigmatic Celestials' Fourth Host, believing they would eventually decide to destroy mankind and gods alike, Frigga was among the goddesses of various Earthly pantheons united by Thor's mother, the Earth mother Gaea, to find a peaceful solution. Over centuries, Frigga and the other goddesses selected humans who exhibited the finest of mankind's potential, and they keep watch over the humans, dubbed the Young Gods, until the Fourth Host's arrival. As the Fourth Host's coming approached, Frigga and the other goddesses returned to their homes, with Frigga coming back to Asgard to find Balder mortally wounded by a mistletoe arrow. Odin suspended Balder's death by encasing his body in a field of Odinpower, and by presenting the Young Gods to the Fourth Host not only the Earth was spared destruction, but Ragnarok was turned back, restoring Balder to full life.

Odin was briefly reunited with his old lover Queen Jolena of Skarnheim and was tempted to resume their relationship. However, he ultimately chose to be faithful to Frigga, revealing to her his temptation. Loki mistakenly believed Odin was unfaithful and led a rebellion against him until learning the truth. However, the fire demon Surtur soon claimed the full power of his sword Twilight in an effort to destroy Asgard. Frigga took custody of Asgard's children and kept them safe in Asgard's mountains while their warriors went into battle. Odin was seemingly slain in battle with Surtur, but was later returned to Asgard by Thor. As part of an effort to thwart a foreseen Ragnarok, Odin cast almost every Asgardian into the guise of a mortal on Earth with no memory of their origins. Frigga became Freda Barker, with Odin as her drunken husband, Wad, and the god Hermod as their nephew Howie. Members of these "Lost Gods" clashed with the Ennead (Heliopolitan/Egyptian) death god Seth, who sought to master the power of Yggdrasil the World-Tree while the Asgardians were incapacitated. However, these gods were finally restored to their forms and identities by Roger "Red" Norvell, a mortal stand-in for Thor. The gods were then captured by the Dark Gods of Narcisson and held in the Dark Gods' realm until Thor liberated them. Odin soon sacrificed himself in another battle with Surtur, leaving Frigga widowed. As Ragnarok occurred in earnest, Frigga was slain by Loki's armies as they rained destruction on Asgard, perishing in the same battle as Balder. However, Thor subsequently restored to life all the Asgardians slain during Ragnarok, including Frigga.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

Frigga has magical abilities, including the enchantment she cast upon Balder to render him nearly invulnerable.

Strength

Frigga has superhuman strength (lifting 20 tons), durability, longevity and resistance to diseases.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Bitterblade

Transportation

Chariot pulled by her two cats Bygul and Trjegul.

See Also

• 151 appearance(s) of Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 5 minor appearance(s) of Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 6 mention(s) of Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 42 image(s) of Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 5 quotation(s) by or about Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)
• 2 item(s) used/owned by Freyja Freyrdottir (Earth-616)