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Freyja and Vanir have 52 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adam Oehlenschläger, Æsir, Æsir–Vanir War, Þrymskviða, Blót, Boydell & Brewer, Dís, Dwarf (mythology), Elf, Euhemerism, Everyman's Library, Fólkvangr, Freyr, Gerðr, Gylfaginning, Hörgr, Heimdallr, Heimskringla, Henry Adams Bellows (businessman), High, Just-as-High, and Third, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Hof (Germanic temple), Jötunn, John Lindow, Lee M. Hollander, List of Germanic deities, List of names of Odin, Mead, Njörðr, Norse mythology, ..., Odin, Old Norse, Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Indo-European religion, Routledge, Rudolf Simek, Scandinavia, Sister-wife of Njörðr, Skald, Skáldskaparmál, Snorri Sturluson, Stephan Grundy, Sweden, Thor, University of Texas Press, Valkyrie, Völuspá, Viking Age, Wild boar, Ynglinga saga. Expand index (22 more) »
Adam Oehlenschläger
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 177920 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright.
Adam Oehlenschläger and Freyja · Adam Oehlenschläger and Vanir ·
Æsir
In Old Norse, ǫ́ss (or áss, ás, plural æsir; feminine ásynja, plural ásynjur) is a member of the principal pantheon in Norse religion.
Æsir and Freyja · Æsir and Vanir ·
Æsir–Vanir War
In Norse mythology, the Æsir–Vanir War was a conflict between two groups of deities that ultimately resulted in the unification of the Æsir and the Vanir into a single pantheon.
Æsir–Vanir War and Freyja · Æsir–Vanir War and Vanir ·
Þrymskviða
Þrymskviða (the name can be anglicised as Thrymskviða, Thrymskvitha, Thrymskvidha or Thrymskvida) is one of the best known poems from the Poetic Edda.
Þrymskviða and Freyja · Þrymskviða and Vanir ·
Blót
Blót is the term for "sacrifice" in Norse paganism.
Blót and Freyja · Blót and Vanir ·
Boydell & Brewer
Boydell & Brewer is an academic press based in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England that specializes in publishing historical and critical works.
Boydell & Brewer and Freyja · Boydell & Brewer and Vanir ·
Dís
In Norse mythology, a dís ("lady", plural '''dísir''') is a ghost, spirit or deity associated with fate who can be either benevolent or antagonistic towards mortals.
Dís and Freyja · Dís and Vanir ·
Dwarf (mythology)
In Germanic mythology, a dwarf is a human-shaped entity that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is variously associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting.
Dwarf (mythology) and Freyja · Dwarf (mythology) and Vanir ·
Elf
An elf (plural: elves) is a type of human-shaped supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore.
Elf and Freyja · Elf and Vanir ·
Euhemerism
Euhemerism is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages.
Euhemerism and Freyja · Euhemerism and Vanir ·
Everyman's Library
Everyman's Library is a series of reprinted classic literature currently published in hardback by Random House.
Everyman's Library and Freyja · Everyman's Library and Vanir ·
Fólkvangr
In Norse mythology, Fólkvangr (Old Norse "field of the host"Orchard (1997:45). or "people-field" or "army-field"Lindow (2001:118).) is a meadow or field ruled over by the goddess Freyja where half of those that die in combat go upon death, while the other half go to the god Odin in Valhalla.
Fólkvangr and Freyja · Fólkvangr and Vanir ·
Freyr
Freyr (Old Norse: Lord), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god associated with sacral kingship, virility and prosperity, with sunshine and fair weather, and pictured as a phallic fertility god in Norse mythology.
Freyja and Freyr · Freyr and Vanir ·
Gerðr
In Norse mythology, Gerðr (Old Norse "fenced-in"Orchard (1997:54).) is a jötunn, goddess, and the wife of the god Freyr.
Freyja and Gerðr · Gerðr and Vanir ·
Gylfaginning
Gylfaginning (Old Norse pronunciation;; either Tricking of Gylfi; c. 20,000 words), is the first part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda after Prologue.
Freyja and Gylfaginning · Gylfaginning and Vanir ·
Hörgr
A hörgr (Old Norse, plural hörgar) or hearg (Old English) was a type of altar or cult site, possibly consisting of a heap of stones, used in Norse religion, as opposed to a roofed hall used as a ''hof'' (temple).
Freyja and Hörgr · Hörgr and Vanir ·
Heimdallr
In Norse mythology, Heimdallr is a god who possesses the resounding horn Gjallarhorn, owns the golden-maned horse Gulltoppr, has gold teeth, and is the son of Nine Mothers (who may represent personified waves).
Freyja and Heimdallr · Heimdallr and Vanir ·
Heimskringla
Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas.
Freyja and Heimskringla · Heimskringla and Vanir ·
Henry Adams Bellows (businessman)
Henry Adams Bellows (September 22, 1885 – December 29, 1939) was a newspaper editor and radio executive who was an early member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Freyja and Henry Adams Bellows (businessman) · Henry Adams Bellows (businessman) and Vanir ·
High, Just-as-High, and Third
High, Just-As-High, and Third (Old Norse Hár, Jafnhár, and Þriði, respectively) are three men that respond to questions posed by Gangleri (described as king Gylfi in disguise) in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning.
Freyja and High, Just-as-High, and Third · High, Just-as-High, and Third and Vanir ·
Hilda Ellis Davidson
Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis, 1 October 1914 – January 2006) was an English antiquarian and academic, writing in particular on Germanic paganism and Celtic paganism.
Freyja and Hilda Ellis Davidson · Hilda Ellis Davidson and Vanir ·
Hof (Germanic temple)
A heathen hof or Germanic pagan temple was a temple building of Germanic religion; a few have also been built for use in modern heathenry.
Freyja and Hof (Germanic temple) · Hof (Germanic temple) and Vanir ·
Jötunn
In Norse mythology, a jötunn (plural jötnar) is a type of entity contrasted with gods and other figures, such as dwarfs and elves.
Freyja and Jötunn · Jötunn and Vanir ·
John Lindow
John Lindow (born 1946) is a professor emeritus (University of California, Berkeley) specializing in Scandinavian medieval studies and folklore.
Freyja and John Lindow · John Lindow and Vanir ·
Lee M. Hollander
Lee Milton Hollander (November 8, 1880 – October 19, 1972), in Edgar C. Polomé, ed., Old Norse Literature and Mythology: A Symposium, Austin: University of Texas, 1969,, pp.
Freyja and Lee M. Hollander · Lee M. Hollander and Vanir ·
List of Germanic deities
In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples that inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses.
Freyja and List of Germanic deities · List of Germanic deities and Vanir ·
List of names of Odin
Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology.
Freyja and List of names of Odin · List of names of Odin and Vanir ·
Mead
Mead (archaic and dialectal meath or meathe, from Old English medu) is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops.
Freyja and Mead · Mead and Vanir ·
Njörðr
In Norse mythology, Njörðr is a god among the Vanir.
Freyja and Njörðr · Njörðr and Vanir ·
Norse mythology
Norse mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period.
Freyja and Norse mythology · Norse mythology and Vanir ·
Odin
In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Óðinn /ˈoːðinː/) is a widely revered god.
Freyja and Odin · Odin and Vanir ·
Old Norse
Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.
Freyja and Old Norse · Old Norse and Vanir ·
Poetic Edda
Poetic Edda is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of Old Norse anonymous poems, which is different from the Edda written by Snorri Sturluson.
Freyja and Poetic Edda · Poetic Edda and Vanir ·
Prose Edda
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century.
Freyja and Prose Edda · Prose Edda and Vanir ·
Proto-Germanic language
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; German: Urgermanisch; also called Common Germanic, German: Gemeingermanisch) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Freyja and Proto-Germanic language · Proto-Germanic language and Vanir ·
Proto-Indo-European religion
Proto-Indo-European religion is the belief system adhered to by the Proto-Indo-Europeans.
Freyja and Proto-Indo-European religion · Proto-Indo-European religion and Vanir ·
Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Freyja and Routledge · Routledge and Vanir ·
Rudolf Simek
Rudolf Simek (born 21 February 1954 in Eisenstadt, Burgenland) is an Austrian Germanist and philologist.
Freyja and Rudolf Simek · Rudolf Simek and Vanir ·
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties.
Freyja and Scandinavia · Scandinavia and Vanir ·
Sister-wife of Njörðr
In Norse mythology, the sister-wife of Njörðr is the unnamed wife and sister of the god Njörðr, with whom he is described as having had the (likewise incestuous) twin children Freyr and Freyja.
Freyja and Sister-wife of Njörðr · Sister-wife of Njörðr and Vanir ·
Skald
The term skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet"), is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages.
Freyja and Skald · Skald and Vanir ·
Skáldskaparmál
The second part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál ("language of poetry"; c. 50,000 words) is effectively a dialogue between Ægir, the Norse god of the sea, and Bragi, the god of poetry, in which both Norse mythology and discourse on the nature of poetry are intertwined.
Freyja and Skáldskaparmál · Skáldskaparmál and Vanir ·
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.
Freyja and Snorri Sturluson · Snorri Sturluson and Vanir ·
Stephan Grundy
Stephan Scott Grundy (born 1967 in New York City, New York, United States), commonly known as Stephan Grundy, and also known by the pen-name Kveldulf Gundarsson, is an American author, scholar, goði and proponent of Asatru. Grundy grew up in Dallas in the U.S. state of Texas. He now lives in Shinrone, County Offaly, Ireland. He has over two dozen published books and a number of published papers. He is best known for his modern adaptations of legendary sagas and also a non-fiction writer on Germanic mythology, Germanic paganism, and Germanic neopaganism.
Freyja and Stephan Grundy · Stephan Grundy and Vanir ·
Sweden
Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
Freyja and Sweden · Sweden and Vanir ·
Thor
In Norse mythology, Thor (from Þórr) is the hammer-wielding god of thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, in addition to hallowing, and fertility.
Freyja and Thor · Thor and Vanir ·
University of Texas Press
The University of Texas Press (or UT Press) is a university press that is part of the University of Texas at Austin.
Freyja and University of Texas Press · University of Texas Press and Vanir ·
Valkyrie
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live.
Freyja and Valkyrie · Valkyrie and Vanir ·
Völuspá
Völuspá (Old Norse Vǫluspá or Vǫluspǫ́, Prophecy of the Völva (Seeress); reconstructed Old Norse, Modern Icelandic) is the first and best known poem of the Poetic Edda.
Freyja and Völuspá · Völuspá and Vanir ·
Viking Age
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) is a period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, following the Germanic Iron Age.
Freyja and Viking Age · Vanir and Viking Age ·
Wild boar
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine,Heptner, V. G.; Nasimovich, A. A.; Bannikov, A. G.; Hoffman, R. S. (1988), Volume I, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation, pp.
Freyja and Wild boar · Vanir and Wild boar ·
Ynglinga saga
Ynglinga saga is a legendary saga, originally written in Old Norse by the Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson about 1225.
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Freyja and Vanir Comparison
Freyja has 187 relations, while Vanir has 106. As they have in common 52, the Jaccard index is 17.75% = 52 / (187 + 106).
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