Freyja vs Freyr

Most renowned of the Vanir, goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, but also associated with war and death. She receives half of those who die in battle in her hall Folkvangr.

Freyja is the daughter of the sea god Njord and an unnamed mother, possibly the earth goddess Nerthus or a sister of Njord from the Vanir. She came to Asgard as a hostage after the Aesir-Vanir War, along with her father and twin brother Freyr. In exchange, the Aesir sent Hoenir and Mimir to the Vanir. The Vanir, feeling cheated, beheaded Mimir, but the exchange brought lasting peace. Freyja taught the Aesir the magic of seidr, a form of shamanic sorcery previously unknown to them. She became so beloved among the gods that she was granted her own hall, Sessrumnir, in the field of Folkvangr.

Freyja is the goddess of love, beauty, gold, and magic (*seidr*). She drives a chariot pulled by giant cats and wears the necklace Brisingamen.

One of the Vanir, god of fertility, prosperity, and fair weather. Owner of the magical ship Skidbladnir and the golden boar Gullinbursti.

Freyr is the son of Njord, the sea god, and twin brother to Freyja. Born among the Vanir, he came to live with the Aesir as part of the hostage exchange that ended the Aesir-Vanir War. Upon his arrival in Asgard, the gods were so impressed by his noble bearing that they gave him Alfheim, the realm of the Light Elves, as a teething gift. He received the magical ship Skidbladnir and the golden boar Gullinbursti as gifts from the dwarven craftsmen, the sons of Ivaldi. His worship was especially prominent in Sweden, where he was considered an ancestor of the Yngling dynasty.

Freyr is the noble brother of Freyja and ruler of Alfheim (realm of the Elves). He brings peace and prosperity to mortals.