Ocean: *going on about how there was a high level of Freyr veneration in Sweden* Me, a swede: *grew up in an area named roughly Freyr's groove in translation to english* Me: Yeah, that tracs.
One of the most interesting things for me about Yngvi Freyr is that he helps dispel the cliche/trope that viking norse people were all violent and uncivilized, considering that they held a such high esteem a god associated with times of peace and prosperity (that combined with Odin's quest to aquire knowledge beign central to his character or Tyr's association with law, justice and the proto democratic thing)
Christians: make fun of pagans for worshipping human men reported to have extraordinary powers as gods Also Christians: proudly worship a human man reported to have extraordinary powers as a god
Complex deities are definitely the coolest and this is such a good example of why you should dive into the research: there's always more than meets the eye.
Wait... Had to hit paws a moment. How is it "strange" that a female fertility deity is associated with cats? Have you ever been around a cat in heat? I can think of few better examples of "getting some tail" than the house cat, including that litters of kittens can have multiple fathers (I'm thinking of some happy dwarves here...) and cats can produce 9 - 15 offspring yearly for most of their lifetime compared to human females (who at most generally can't exceed 20; how's that for fertility?). Cats will also adopt members of other families and species to raise as their own, and litter and raise kittens with the help of sisters, mother, aunts, etc. in a comeownity setting. The cat is the purrfect companion for Freya.
Honestly, I'm convinced that half the modern images we see of Surtr are just fanart of Sargeras and vice versa. There's no way that reference doesn't land in gaggle of heathen nerds.
I wear an armband that says “Freyr Freyja Viki” in younger futhark. Freyr and Freyja Bless. I feel like it covers a lot of bases of blessings I would want from the Gods. I like thinking about Freyr every day as I put it on.
I have an image of Freyr (Frej in swedish) on my desk, and he is the god I have the closest relationship to. In my experience, he is uplifting, awe-inspiring and powerful in his energy. Thank you for a good video.
@@MR.Forget519 My newly born son Freij came into this world on oct 1st, would love a statuette/image of Freyr for him. Any help getting one? I'm in Belgium.
@@angwusi3820 My newly born son Freij came into this world on oct 1st, would love a statuette/image of Freyr for him. Any help getting one? I'm in Belgium.
Wonderful video! Modern culture overlooks him often, probably because we aren't agricultural based like our ancestors. But I still pray to him to protect nature when I visit the forests or state/national parks.
I have a large bioactive enclosure for my Ball Python, long story short. A Mushroom has decided to sprout up inside my enclosure (a good thing for soil) it's bright yellow and likes humidity. I have named it Freyr, because it also looks like a phallus
I was drawn to Freyr initially because he's a god of peace and growth, which I prefer over aggressive gods in most instances. He is one of the main deities whom I venerate. Thanks for doing a video on him! I mainly worship the Vanir. 😊
Freyr and Freyja are my main gods (Thor is the most important of the Aesir to me). I'd love to hear more about your ideas on vanatrú or the worship of vanir, elves, and landwights.
These last few months have been incredible and that's no small thanks to happening upon your channel. Thank you for boosting my spiritual journey and so many others'! That jotun Beli made it out but alas Freyr was too much to Heimdall.
I love this video and it has made me appreciate Freyr more. Honestly I was cocksure that Freyr would be a complicated Deity to cover, but not this hard! Great work as always Ocean.
Hey! My comment was removed! I was just pointing out that standing stones in Sweden were once dedicated to Freyr to ensure vertility for crops and cattle and people too. They were called 'Frösteinar' (Lord-Stones') also the OldNorse word for 'standing phallus'. Is this decent enough for you, TH-cam? Sheesh.
Some thoughts: the sword may have been the bride price Freyr had to pay in order to get this Jotun maiden's hand in marriage. Also, I noticed a few similarities between Freyr and An Dagda Mor. Look for them yourself, you might not find them; they might not be important.
I've worked a few times with Freyr. My connection was during the spring and during rituals giving thanks for the summer months. I personally believe there is some parallels between Freyr and Cernunnos, the Horned god of nature and the king of seasons from the celts. Though I've yet to discover any historical connections sadly.
Freyr was also the father of the English (inglish) people, many places are named after ing or refer to boars in England, especially in agricultural areas, the English also had many names containing the prefix elf (elfwyn, elfrida etc) and the white horse is found on flags such as those in Kent where hegist and horsa first landed. Also many of our verbs invoke grey such as k-ing or actions ending with ing.
One theory that I've read (but cannot find where at the moment) is that Freyr was more or less systematically removed from history and his importance diminished due to his being the reason some can claim kingship. As Christianity grew and had more influence on the Heathen culture this became a problem as Christian kings derived their kingship from God, Himself. So how could these kings claim the same but from Freyr. Eventually Christians took some Heaten gods and modeled the stories to be more Christian friendly and as such, Freyr got left behind on purpose. It's something along those lines. Now I need to find that book.
I think it was more his nature that was offensive to the Christians; they fear sexuality, virility and nudity. But his cult continued as the cult of St. Erik in Sweden.
Makes sense to me that the Aesir and Vanir would be both representative of two kingdoms at war and also two clans of deities. From my perspective it’s the same thing. It has been pretty clear to me since first navigating these territories that the stories of Gods and Norse cosmologies represent and tell the stories of the coming together of different cultures, specifically the colonization of “native cultures” by new dominating cultures arriving from far away lands and imposing their cultures and Gods on the Cultures who were of that land and more integrated into its relationship and magic. And it makes sense that after some time there was a form of peace as the lineages integrated. And that hostages would have represented the mixing of these lineages. These different cultures no doubt came with their own Gods. Some of whom would have melted into each other for various reasons, some of whom would have been lost as culture was lost due to colonization, and some of whom would have been appropriated by the new dominant culture. I see this very clearly in the Norse pantheon and in their relationships amongst the Gods. To me, the Vanir are clearly a clan of Gods, and a culture of people who are much more native to the land of Scandinavia, perhaps especially Sweden, then the Aesir who seem to be of the sky God culture coming from the east, like other Germanic cultures. Yes the Vanir would have been gifted in knowledge of the seasons and infertility. They were in deep relationship with the land. A relationship that new colonizers would not have. Why do I call the newer cultures colonizers? Because it is clear from the representation that has been handed down, that their gods and culture became dominant. That they replaced and co-opted the cultures that were there before. We, Scandinavians, are of course all descended from both of these lineages. This is a clear pattern so you can see all over the world. Not hard to recognize in our ancient stories.
I sort of interpreted Freyr's sword, somewhat jokingly, as a fallic symbol. You know, a well endowed God of fertility with a "sword" that seems to have a mind of it's own... but your interpretation is probably much more accurate
Discovered your channel while researching for a D&D campaign. I'm running for a group that is effectively the einherjar A-Team. Came to the channel for the myths, stayed for the social commentary. Thanks for everything.
I appreciate you Ocean. I found your channel from a video criticizing (rightfully so) WoO after considering some of his advice for my practice, but I’m glad I saw your video. Not only have I kept myself from someone who enables the AFA, I’ve found your channel. Instead of leaving your videos feeling confused and lost (like I often did with WoO) I walk away feeling like I truly learned about my religion from someone who knows what they are talking about (a lot of WoO is his UPG and speculation instead of reference to the eddas, sagas, or the havamal) aligns with my morals (inclusivity for example). It makes me very very happy
Another version I vaguely reccal is that his sword could cut through anything. Curiously one interpretation of the Sword of Wermund that Offa used, is it's name is "sharp"...... Certainly Lord Ing, had many "friends", the Ingwine or Inguaevoni.
OK question, one that I've had in my back pocket ever since I started watching your channel: how well did Rick Riordan depict the norse gods/stories/mythos in his Magnus chase books? I figured this would be the right time to do it since the main character is supposedly a son of Freyr and so the author's understanding of this god in particular has a massive impact on how the story of the 3 books unfold.
I just started reading Magnus Chase! Last summer I read all of the PJO and HoO books and started book one of Trials of Apollo but had to take a break due to school. I did get throw book two of ToA before someone told me I should have read Magnus Chase 1st so, I started reading book one a few days ago. I'm currently writing a superhero story which has heavy elements of fantasy in it inspired by Greek mythology largely and I wanna add other gods to it like Norse and Celtic because of Rick Riordan's stories and seeing videos on mythology by channels like Ocean Keltoi and Overly Sarcastic Productions. I like that someone else brought up Magnus Chase. I found it really cool that Rick decided to use Freyr instead of a more well-known god.
He may not be central to most heathens, but he is central to me!! He was my first heathen god, and remains my main heathen god. I am ironically, partly of Swedish descent, along with the various Ingvaenoic spawns 😂.
Had to miss the premiere to work on an essay, but will watch this when I am done. Came here now to comment and hopefully help you in the algorithm because discord got an announcement from Aliakai about you guys having issues.
If we look at hindu mythology (and here I'm no master) Shiva seems to have both human and divine arcs: Current day "Sadhguru" both sees Shiva as the first yogi and a god that transcends time and space. Couldn't the nordic gods have a similar existence of being both historical people and gods?
Was watching a D&D video on ysgard and you can see the Norse gods living there in the land of adventure and change, it'd be interesting to see this ones domain
I've taken up the hobby of gardening this year so I have been quite engaged with Freyr over the past month or so. He is indeed quite complex and deserves more of attention from us modern heathens.
12:40 This reminds me a bit of Caitanya sweeping the way before Jagganatha (as a former Vaisnava my spelling and memory aren't so good). 16:00 Swords aren't dogs! Stop messing with my head!
@Ocean Keltoi can I ask you to review Something called "The gospel of Judas" which is unbelievably interesting. It's Christian and explains where the christian God came from. Though, Jesus is actually rather creepy in this gospel
Freyr is my favorite by a long shot. I have seen him in my dreams a few times. Being the God of agriculture and fertility, I look at Freyr as overseeing the harvest and abundance. I always thank him for the food he brings our way and I try to honor him by sharing what I can with those of my neighbors who may need the help. I also pray to Freyr for rain a lot because we don't get much where I live. I find him a very pleasant God to work with and woe to anyone who makes him angry. ;) Something I notice you didn't bring up in the video is the belief that Freyr is Freya's twin brother....?... Also, I am curious if, when Njord came with his children to live with the Aesir, could Freyr and Freya have been only small children? It could explain the giving of Alfheimr to Freyr as a "tooth gift"....? Is it absolute that Freyr and Freya actually 'fought' in the Aesir-Vanir war? Or is it something that is merely taken for granted in the mythologies? Many Blessings to you.
There is more evidence of Freyja in the Aesir Vanir war than of Freyr, but neither are explicitly stated. It is believed that Freyja is referenced in the Voluspa as starting the war. But it could be some other deity that just isnt mentioned again. And I hold that they are twins personally, but I havent seen lore that backs that up yet.
@@OceanKeltoi That's interesting. I haven't read the Voluspa yet, so I wasn't aware that Freya may have started the war. Oddly, although I've always regarded them as twins, I get the strange feeling/vibe that Freya is quite a bit older than Freyr. In any case, they're both pretty awesome deities. :) Thanks a bunch Ocean. I really enjoy your videos.
It is theorized the Vanir existed even before the Aesir and it could very well be that Njord gave him Alfheim as a child, not the Aesir. I doubt they were small children, that further makes freya and freyr lesser in nature compared to the Aesir.
Sacrifice for the algorithm gods. I love how rounded and fully developed the personalty's of the pagan Gods are compared to the christian god. They are beings of depth and who you could spend time with
It makes sense to me that as the acknowledgement of the importance of agriculture in our society has declined, so has the veneration of Freyr, with his strong agricultural associations. Different gods for different times.
This is news to me that Freyr is often overlooked. I've always known him as a twin to Freyja and assumed he was fairly well known because of that. He's literally my patron. It's a weird thing finding out your patron, who you assumed was well known really isn't. Funnily enough I'm a trans man who started my medical transition in Jan, and I feel like it's been put on the fast track. And I feel like it's because the God of masculinity is my patron. Lol.
Wotan so said to be a " ragger, or he who rages." Tan in old German met tree, and a hedge row of pine trees create wind breakers to protect ranging herds of cattle or horses during winter. Also Tree sap/ resin is used as incense, pine needs are used as fire starter, along with many other uses. There was a roaming trickster shaman that travel with an eagle and two ravens, this man also had some serious anger issues to deal with. He sought out spirits of the trees for wisdom where bird's nests carry secrets of the winds. He made wind chimes from the skulls of men who challenge him in anger. One day he battle a bear size of a man that cover himself in black ash and fought with a spear wrapped in torch render fat grease. Wotan eye was burn beyond use and his side was pierced in wrestling control of the giant's spear. Throwing out his back tripping the great one on to his own burning spear. Wotan stager to a tree and hand himself from one foot and twisted back & fore till his back reset popping into place, and removing his lifeless eye. He came down from the yew tree and raise his new spear saying, " I through Inspiration & Rage used this to Swaying to Fell one Black Flaming Bear !" * Odin Gungnir fel Surtr ! Odin battle a frost giant ! Uh, .. no .. a man just killed a polar bear.
One of Freyr’s names in Skaldskaparmal is Oflug Atridi, which translates to “The Mighty Attacking Rider”. So he’s not a complete pacifist Swedish hippie.
For the most part I’m not able to be open about being a Pagan due to my living situation, but i’m trying to do as much research as I can. I’m really considering working with both Freyr and Freya so this video was really helpful, not to mention extremely interesting. Thank you
I'm curious if you know about Rick Riordan's book series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.. It seems to me that the author, Riordan, did his research on the gods of the Norse Pantheon while writing the series because gods who are not as well-known show up a lot. It's very similar to his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in terms of using lesser-known gods.
Not named exactly, but some sources long after Harald's death (like Snorri) claim that he was part of the Ynglingar. Said sources also looks more like they're playing fast and loose with the geneology to legitimise the royal family. Snorri claims that his sources date back to Harald's skald, but that claim is also a tad dubious. Interestingly, the Jarls of Lade (Trøndelag) were also said to descend from the Ynglingar, unrelated to Harald.
Ocean: *going on about how there was a high level of Freyr veneration in Sweden*
Me, a swede: *grew up in an area named roughly Freyr's groove in translation to english*
Me: Yeah, that tracs.
Placenames are actually a major way we can tell where deities were worshipped in history. It's a very useful tool.
Frölunda?
@@alicelund147 yup!
Tänkte Frövi...min båt heter skidbladner..bor fyra timmars bra östlig seglats från Birka....
@@OceanKeltoi we know.we are them whom you talk about....so speak right and true.....
One of the most interesting things for me about Yngvi Freyr is that he helps dispel the cliche/trope that viking norse people were all violent and uncivilized, considering that they held a such high esteem a god associated with times of peace and prosperity (that combined with Odin's quest to aquire knowledge beign central to his character or Tyr's association with law, justice and the proto democratic thing)
They sought peace but valued the strength and courage to fight for that peace.
Northmen had Things, Griths & Frith. They had laws, rules and honor. Clearly one can have culture AND be violent
Here we go, once more into the freyr.
It seems much more likely Freyr will be going into you 😏
@@Nerobyrne In which case, I Freyr the worst
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Christians: make fun of pagans for worshipping human men reported to have extraordinary powers as gods
Also Christians: proudly worship a human man reported to have extraordinary powers as a god
Christians: let's pretend to be a god to trick the silly pagans into giving us money
Catholic Church: Indulgences, anyone?
@@carmensavu5122 Prosperity Gospel, too.
christians wouldnt be making fun
@@leebartelt2802 no they'd be saying pagan gods are demons and that we heathens will burn in their version of hell, as if that's much better.
@@leebartelt2802 Sadly, they do.
Complex deities are definitely the coolest and this is such a good example of why you should dive into the research: there's always more than meets the eye.
Wait... Had to hit paws a moment. How is it "strange" that a female fertility deity is associated with cats? Have you ever been around a cat in heat? I can think of few better examples of "getting some tail" than the house cat, including that litters of kittens can have multiple fathers (I'm thinking of some happy dwarves here...) and cats can produce 9 - 15 offspring yearly for most of their lifetime compared to human females (who at most generally can't exceed 20; how's that for fertility?). Cats will also adopt members of other families and species to raise as their own, and litter and raise kittens with the help of sisters, mother, aunts, etc. in a comeownity setting.
The cat is the purrfect companion for Freya.
I feel like, "Peace, Love, and Rock n Roll" should be Yngvi-Freyr's mantra.
This is the best comment I´ve read in a while!
Honestly, I'm convinced that half the modern images we see of Surtr are just fanart of Sargeras and vice versa.
There's no way that reference doesn't land in gaggle of heathen nerds.
I wear an armband that says “Freyr Freyja Viki” in younger futhark. Freyr and Freyja Bless. I feel like it covers a lot of bases of blessings I would want from the Gods. I like thinking about Freyr every day as I put it on.
I have an image of Freyr (Frej in swedish) on my desk, and he is the god I have the closest relationship to. In my experience, he is uplifting, awe-inspiring and powerful in his energy. Thank you for a good video.
Same here.
Same here, too.
My newly born son Freij came into this world on oct 1st, would love a statuette/image of Freyr for him. Any help getting one? I'm in Belgium.
@@MR.Forget519 My newly born son Freij came into this world on oct 1st, would love a statuette/image of Freyr for him. Any help getting one? I'm in Belgium.
@@angwusi3820 My newly born son Freij came into this world on oct 1st, would love a statuette/image of Freyr for him. Any help getting one? I'm in Belgium.
Freyr is actually my central deity, though I’m gay so the fertility part more translates into the herbs, fruit, and vegetables I grow.
Wonderful video! Modern culture overlooks him often, probably because we aren't agricultural based like our ancestors. But I still pray to him to protect nature when I visit the forests or state/national parks.
I have a large bioactive enclosure for my Ball Python, long story short. A Mushroom has decided to sprout up inside my enclosure (a good thing for soil) it's bright yellow and likes humidity. I have named it Freyr, because it also looks like a phallus
Freyr is smiling on you and your python
I was drawn to Freyr initially because he's a god of peace and growth, which I prefer over aggressive gods in most instances. He is one of the main deities whom I venerate. Thanks for doing a video on him! I mainly worship the Vanir. 😊
My love for Freyr is GIGANTIC like his d- Volsi. Great video!!
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YEAH FREYR ❤️❤️❤️
* goes back to watching*
Freyr and Freyja are my main gods (Thor is the most important of the Aesir to me). I'd love to hear more about your ideas on vanatrú or the worship of vanir, elves, and landwights.
These last few months have been incredible and that's no small thanks to happening upon your channel. Thank you for boosting my spiritual journey and so many others'!
That jotun Beli made it out but alas Freyr was too much to Heimdall.
The [REDACTED] in the title reminds me of the Scp foundation
I love this video and it has made me appreciate Freyr more. Honestly I was cocksure that Freyr would be a complicated Deity to cover, but not this hard! Great work as always Ocean.
You're just looking for a life sentence in the punitentiary, aren't you?
A Volsi so big, YT had to buffer it!
Hey! My comment was removed! I was just pointing out that standing stones in Sweden were once dedicated to Freyr to ensure vertility for crops and cattle and people too. They were called 'Frösteinar' (Lord-Stones') also the OldNorse word for 'standing phallus'. Is this decent enough for you, TH-cam? Sheesh.
Some thoughts: the sword may have been the bride price Freyr had to pay in order to get this Jotun maiden's hand in marriage.
Also, I noticed a few similarities between Freyr and An Dagda Mor. Look for them yourself, you might not find them; they might not be important.
There is a difference between peaceful and harmless
I've worked a few times with Freyr. My connection was during the spring and during rituals giving thanks for the summer months. I personally believe there is some parallels between Freyr and Cernunnos, the Horned god of nature and the king of seasons from the celts. Though I've yet to discover any historical connections sadly.
Freyr was also the father of the English (inglish) people, many places are named after ing or refer to boars in England, especially in agricultural areas, the English also had many names containing the prefix elf (elfwyn, elfrida etc) and the white horse is found on flags such as those in Kent where hegist and horsa first landed.
Also many of our verbs invoke grey such as k-ing or actions ending with ing.
One theory that I've read (but cannot find where at the moment) is that Freyr was more or less systematically removed from history and his importance diminished due to his being the reason some can claim kingship. As Christianity grew and had more influence on the Heathen culture this became a problem as Christian kings derived their kingship from God, Himself. So how could these kings claim the same but from Freyr. Eventually Christians took some Heaten gods and modeled the stories to be more Christian friendly and as such, Freyr got left behind on purpose.
It's something along those lines. Now I need to find that book.
I think it was more his nature that was offensive to the Christians; they fear sexuality, virility and nudity. But his cult continued as the cult of St. Erik in Sweden.
Makes sense to me that the Aesir and Vanir would be both representative of two kingdoms at war and also two clans of deities. From my perspective it’s the same thing.
It has been pretty clear to me since first navigating these territories that the stories of Gods and Norse cosmologies represent and tell the stories of the coming together of different cultures, specifically the colonization of “native cultures” by new dominating cultures arriving from far away lands and imposing their cultures and Gods on the Cultures who were of that land and more integrated into its relationship and magic.
And it makes sense that after some time there was a form of peace as the lineages integrated. And that hostages would have represented the mixing of these lineages.
These different cultures no doubt came with their own Gods. Some of whom would have melted into each other for various reasons, some of whom would have been lost as culture was lost due to colonization, and some of whom would have been appropriated by the new dominant culture. I see this very clearly in the Norse pantheon and in their relationships amongst the Gods.
To me, the Vanir are clearly a clan of Gods, and a culture of people who are much more native to the land of Scandinavia, perhaps especially Sweden, then the Aesir who seem to be of the sky God culture coming from the east, like other Germanic cultures. Yes the Vanir would have been gifted in knowledge of the seasons and infertility. They were in deep relationship with the land. A relationship that new colonizers would not have. Why do I call the newer cultures colonizers? Because it is clear from the representation that has been handed down, that their gods and culture became dominant. That they replaced and co-opted the cultures that were there before. We, Scandinavians, are of course all descended from both of these lineages.
This is a clear pattern so you can see all over the world. Not hard to recognize in our ancient stories.
14:52 So what did you get from the tooth fairy? I got a nickel . Freyr: the Land of the elves
"He got a beard, I'm tryna wet it"
Thank you! I have recently began bonding with Yngvi Freyr. Happy for this synchronicity
I sort of interpreted Freyr's sword, somewhat jokingly, as a fallic symbol. You know, a well endowed God of fertility with a "sword" that seems to have a mind of it's own... but your interpretation is probably much more accurate
Seeing it as a phallic symbol may be accurate as well.
@@OceanKeltoi him giving up on fighting and having a terrible sex life would be an accurate analogy to marriage
@@joeyc9418 damn
I actually was reading about this today its so strange that you discussed this today!
New to the turtle army!! high praise, for u have strengthened my bonds with this world and our gods
Discovered your channel while researching for a D&D campaign. I'm running for a group that is effectively the einherjar A-Team. Came to the channel for the myths, stayed for the social commentary. Thanks for everything.
He's the Quigley of the gods--doesn't have much use for weapons, but he never said that he doesn't know how to use them?
the ending thoooo XD
My norse ancestors were farmers, I bet they worshipped him🙂
I would bet so.
Freyr was one o' my many ancestors he was born 235AD in Uppsala & died in 326AD in Uppsala "Yngvi Frey Njordsson"
I'm so happy to see content about Lord Yngvi. Thank you, Ocean. Keep doing what you do.
Once thought of making a shirt/jacket with FREYR THAN THOU written on it...that is all.
I appreciate you Ocean. I found your channel from a video criticizing (rightfully so) WoO after considering some of his advice for my practice, but I’m glad I saw your video. Not only have I kept myself from someone who enables the AFA, I’ve found your channel. Instead of leaving your videos feeling confused and lost (like I often did with WoO) I walk away feeling like I truly learned about my religion from someone who knows what they are talking about (a lot of WoO is his UPG and speculation instead of reference to the eddas, sagas, or the havamal) aligns with my morals (inclusivity for example). It makes me very very happy
Thank you!
Another version I vaguely reccal is that his sword could cut through anything. Curiously one interpretation of the Sword of Wermund that Offa used, is it's name is "sharp"......
Certainly Lord Ing, had many "friends", the Ingwine or Inguaevoni.
Is the uppsala temple image the first reference to Mario with the man in the well at the lower right corner
Amazing video Ocean! Greatly increased my appreciation for Freyr.
OK question, one that I've had in my back pocket ever since I started watching your channel: how well did Rick Riordan depict the norse gods/stories/mythos in his Magnus chase books? I figured this would be the right time to do it since the main character is supposedly a son of Freyr and so the author's understanding of this god in particular has a massive impact on how the story of the 3 books unfold.
I just started reading Magnus Chase! Last summer I read all of the PJO and HoO books and started book one of Trials of Apollo but had to take a break due to school. I did get throw book two of ToA before someone told me I should have read Magnus Chase 1st so, I started reading book one a few days ago. I'm currently writing a superhero story which has heavy elements of fantasy in it inspired by Greek mythology largely and I wanna add other gods to it like Norse and Celtic because of Rick Riordan's stories and seeing videos on mythology by channels like Ocean Keltoi and Overly Sarcastic Productions. I like that someone else brought up Magnus Chase. I found it really cool that Rick decided to use Freyr instead of a more well-known god.
He may not be central to most heathens, but he is central to me!! He was my first heathen god, and remains my main heathen god. I am ironically, partly of Swedish descent, along with the various Ingvaenoic spawns 😂.
Love your videos Ocean , you're my favorite pagan TH-camr the gods blessings be upon you brother
Had to miss the premiere to work on an essay, but will watch this when I am done. Came here now to comment and hopefully help you in the algorithm because discord got an announcement from Aliakai about you guys having issues.
I try to sacrifice comments to the algorithm. It's the thing to do, like keeping a towel handy.
After seeing [REDACTED] in the title, I half-expected the video to begin with an SCP number.
If we look at hindu mythology (and here I'm no master) Shiva seems to have both human and divine arcs: Current day "Sadhguru" both sees Shiva as the first yogi and a god that transcends time and space. Couldn't the nordic gods have a similar existence of being both historical people and gods?
It is possible. There are other instances as well, such as the carpenter that got nailed by the Romans.
Hail Ingvi-Freyr! Great video Ocean.
Was watching a D&D video on ysgard and you can see the Norse gods living there in the land of adventure and change, it'd be interesting to see this ones domain
I have always wondered about Freyr. This video helps so much and is just so wonderfully put together. Well done as always sir.
I've taken up the hobby of gardening this year so I have been quite engaged with Freyr over the past month or so. He is indeed quite complex and deserves more of attention from us modern heathens.
What is the name of the story with Freyr and the christian?
What is the name of the story with Freyr and the christian?
Freyr is not an immigrant, that's like claiming your own cousins are complete unrelated strangers to you.
12:40 This reminds me a bit of Caitanya sweeping the way before Jagganatha (as a former Vaisnava my spelling and memory aren't so good).
16:00 Swords aren't dogs! Stop messing with my head!
Freyja the goddess of fertility(me: meh)Magic(okay cool)and strangely cats(oh Mighty, Freyja!)
Thank you for the work you do~
@Ocean Keltoi can I ask you to review Something called "The gospel of Judas" which is unbelievably interesting. It's Christian and explains where the christian God came from. Though, Jesus is actually rather creepy in this gospel
Come here for the dad jokes, stay for the teachings. Thank you from a new Pagan trying to find his way.
If youlike volsi jokes, dont ever try to watch lexx, which is actually a strange but great scifi series.
I love the rain and looked up the name of this God. Im glade to see you do a video on him.
About your intro statement, 😝
What is the name of the story with Freyr and the christian?
I’ve always imagined the twins as two sides of the same coin. Both are fertility deities, but Freyja is war and Freyr is peace
Freyr is my favorite by a long shot. I have seen him in my dreams a few times. Being the God of agriculture and fertility, I look at Freyr as overseeing the harvest and abundance. I always thank him for the food he brings our way and I try to honor him by sharing what I can with those of my neighbors who may need the help. I also pray to Freyr for rain a lot because we don't get much where I live. I find him a very pleasant God to work with and woe to anyone who makes him angry. ;)
Something I notice you didn't bring up in the video is the belief that Freyr is Freya's twin brother....?... Also,
I am curious if, when Njord came with his children to live with the Aesir, could Freyr and Freya have been only small children? It could explain the giving of Alfheimr to Freyr as a "tooth gift"....? Is it absolute that Freyr and Freya actually 'fought' in the Aesir-Vanir war? Or is it something that is merely taken for granted in the mythologies? Many Blessings to you.
There is more evidence of Freyja in the Aesir Vanir war than of Freyr, but neither are explicitly stated. It is believed that Freyja is referenced in the Voluspa as starting the war. But it could be some other deity that just isnt mentioned again.
And I hold that they are twins personally, but I havent seen lore that backs that up yet.
@@OceanKeltoi That's interesting. I haven't read the Voluspa yet, so I wasn't aware that Freya may have started the war. Oddly, although I've always regarded them as twins, I get the strange feeling/vibe that Freya is quite a bit older than Freyr. In any case, they're both pretty awesome deities. :) Thanks a bunch Ocean. I really enjoy your videos.
It is theorized the Vanir existed even before the Aesir and it could very well be that Njord gave him Alfheim as a child, not the Aesir. I doubt they were small children, that further makes freya and freyr lesser in nature compared to the Aesir.
@@Jay-sm4to Hmmm, there's something to think about. Thanks. :)
My gay pagan self can’t handle this… lawdy…
He is important in Swedish Asatru so not forgotten.
Sacrifice for the algorithm gods. I love how rounded and fully developed the personalty's of the pagan Gods are compared to the christian god. They are beings of depth and who you could spend time with
It makes sense to me that as the acknowledgement of the importance of agriculture in our society has declined, so has the veneration of Freyr, with his strong agricultural associations. Different gods for different times.
Weekend at Freyr's
This is news to me that Freyr is often overlooked. I've always known him as a twin to Freyja and assumed he was fairly well known because of that. He's literally my patron. It's a weird thing finding out your patron, who you assumed was well known really isn't. Funnily enough I'm a trans man who started my medical transition in Jan, and I feel like it's been put on the fast track. And I feel like it's because the God of masculinity is my patron. Lol.
And this is why Fjolnir’s life goes to shit in the Northman. He spills blood for Freyr, lies and cheats, and is over all not r a d
Yo, where did you get your thor hammer?
Yeye im named after him :-)
Apparently my name is derived from Yngvi
Loving this. Any possibility of a video on Frigg?
Freyr's sword is truth, able to fight on its own
This is truly a great video! I love it so much, and it gave me a lot more inside on Freyr
Wotan so said to be a " ragger, or he who rages."
Tan in old German met tree, and a hedge row of pine trees create wind breakers to protect ranging herds of cattle or horses during winter. Also Tree sap/ resin is used as incense, pine needs are used as fire starter, along with many other uses.
There was a roaming trickster shaman that travel with an eagle and two ravens, this man also had some serious anger issues to deal with. He sought out spirits of the trees for wisdom where bird's nests carry secrets of the winds. He made wind chimes from the skulls of men who challenge him in anger.
One day he battle a bear size of a man that cover himself in black ash and fought with a spear wrapped in torch render fat grease. Wotan eye was burn beyond use and his side was pierced in wrestling control of the giant's spear. Throwing out his back tripping the great one on to his own burning spear. Wotan stager to a tree and hand himself from one foot and twisted back & fore till his back reset popping into place, and removing his lifeless eye.
He came down from the yew tree and raise his new spear saying, " I through Inspiration & Rage used this to Swaying to Fell one Black Flaming Bear !"
* Odin Gungnir fel Surtr !
Odin battle a frost giant !
Uh, .. no .. a man just killed a polar bear.
This was freyr enough.
Thank you for everything i learned from you‼I appreciate that so much ‼
Freyr, frej, fröj, frö, yngvi, ingvi, yngve, broder grön many names of a great one
One of Freyr’s names in Skaldskaparmal is Oflug Atridi, which translates to “The Mighty Attacking Rider”. So he’s not a complete pacifist Swedish hippie.
Is it weird that Freyr gives me country music vibes?
is the expression "charge into the fray" related to the earlier more warlike version of Freyr
or merely a coincidence?
He is the god of swedes, and as such i must love/hate him as a dane
For the most part I’m not able to be open about being a Pagan due to my living situation, but i’m trying to do as much research as I can. I’m really considering working with both Freyr and Freya so this video was really helpful, not to mention extremely interesting. Thank you
That is sad to read. Be proud of what and who you are!
That pun at the beginning was simultaneously beautiful and painful.
I made sure to praise Freyr on Thanksgiving
I'm curious if you know about Rick Riordan's book series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.. It seems to me that the author, Riordan, did his research on the gods of the Norse Pantheon while writing the series because gods who are not as well-known show up a lot. It's very similar to his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in terms of using lesser-known gods.
I havent read it actually. But a couple people have mentioned it.
for the algorithms
I enjoyed this immensely. Subscribed.
*Looks at Freyr
*Looks at Lugh
Hmm, interesting.
Wasn't the first king of Norway Harald hårfagre also named Yngling?
Not named exactly, but some sources long after Harald's death (like Snorri) claim that he was part of the Ynglingar. Said sources also looks more like they're playing fast and loose with the geneology to legitimise the royal family. Snorri claims that his sources date back to Harald's skald, but that claim is also a tad dubious.
Interestingly, the Jarls of Lade (Trøndelag) were also said to descend from the Ynglingar, unrelated to Harald.