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Frigg

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Queen of the Æsir, wife of Odin, mother of Baldr; a goddess of marriage and the home.

The Oseberg Ship · Unknown (Viking craftsmen) · c. 820 CE · Viking Ship Museum, Oslo (Vikingskipshuset) · Public domain

The account

Who they are

Frigg is the queen of the Æsir, the wife of Odin, and the mother of Baldr [S2]. She is a goddess of marriage, the home, and (in some accounts) the sky. Her most defining myth is the death of Baldr: when she learned that her son was fated to die, she extracted oaths from all things not to harm him — except the mistletoe, which she overlooked (or refused to bind); Loki then exploited this to kill Baldr [S2]. Frigg is a figure of maternal grief and of the limits of divine power — she cannot save her son [S2].

Worth knowing

Wife of Odin, mother of Baldr [S2].
Extracted oaths from all things to protect Baldr — but missed the mistletoe [S2].
Her grief at Baldr's death is a central myth [S2].

Uncertainties & variants

The 'mistletoe' detail and Frigg's role vary across sources; the core is Baldr's death by Loki's hand [S2].

Relationships (2)

Connections

Family & kinship

PARENT_OFBaldr — Frigg is the parent of Baldr.[S2]

Partners

PARTNER_OFOdin — Odin and Frigg are the king and queen of the Æsir.[S2]

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Myths featuring Frigg

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The Death of Baldr

Baldr, the brightest of the gods, had dreams of his death. His mother Frigg extracted oaths from all things not to harm him — except the mistletoe. Loki, disguised as an old woman, learned of this and guided Baldr's blind brother Höðr to throw a mistletoe dart at Baldr, killing him [S2]. Baldr's death is the beginning of the end, setting the chain of events that leads to Ragnarök [S1][S2].

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