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فری (اساطیر نورس)
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thumb|The Rällinge statuette from [[Södermanland, Sweden, believed to depict Freyr, Viking Age]] In Norse mythology, Freyr (Old Norse: "(the) Lord") is the god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house. According to Adam of Bremen, Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was "the most renowned of the æsir",
In Norse mythology, Freyr was a major god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvests, and was especially important to Sweden as an ancestor of its royal house. Freyr mattered significantly to Viking Age Scandinavians because he was believed to bring the conditions necessary for survival and thriving—both in terms of successful crops and stable, peaceful rule.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fertility deity
- Part of
- Æsir
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Fjölnir
- Father
- Njord
- Sibling
- Freyja
- Image
- Freyr art.jpg
- Residence
- Álfheimr
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- member of
- Vanir
- Commons category
- Freyr
- topic's main category
- Category:Freyr
- owner of
- Gullinbursti
- native label
- Freyr
- manner of death
- deicide
- killed by
- Surtr
- present in work
- Skírnismál
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