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Gerðr

Gerðr
giantthe giantess beloved of Freyr

The giantess whom Freyr loved and for whom he gave away his magic sword.

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Gerðr is a giantess whom Freyr saw and fell in love with. To win her, Freyr gave his magic sword (the one that fights by itself) to a dwarf as a gift, and as a result he is unarmed when Surt attacks at Ragnarök, and is slain [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗. Gerðr is the cause of Freyr's fatal loss [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
  • Beloved of Freyr [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
  • Freyr gave his sword away to win her, and is slain unarmed at Ragnarök [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
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PARTNER_OFFreyr — Freyr loves the giantess Gerðr (and gives his sword to win her).[S2]
PARTNER_OFFreyr — Freyr loved Gerðr and gave his sword away to win her.[S2]
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