“ | I am Frigg, queen of the Aesir. And I am your mother, Mallory Keen. | ” |
–Frigg to her daughter in the Ship of the Dead. |
Frigg (sometimes anglicized as Frigga in other versions), is one of the Ásynjur (female Æsir) as well as the goddess of prophecy, marriage, motherhood and fertility. She is the wife of Odin and queen of Asgard.
History[]
Death of Baldr[]
When her son, Balder, received nightmares about his own death, Frigg traveled around the Nine Worlds. She had every thing in existence vow to never harm her son. However, she overlooked mistletoe, which she considered harmless.
Loki eventually got hold of this information. He killed Baldr by tricking his brother Hod into throwing a mistletoe dart at him.
Before the Series[]
Frigg eventually gave birth to Mallory Keen. She never officially spoke to her until Mallory was unknowingly tricked into installing a bomb on a school bus by Loki in 1972.
Right before her death, Frigg visited her in the form of an old lady. She encouraged her to disarm the bomb. Frigg gave her two supposedly magical knives (the knives are never demonstrated to have magical properties), which would ensure her acceptance into Valhalla, and would be used later in the future.
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard[]
The Sword of Summer[]
Loki mentions the Queen of Asgard as he explains his brutal punishment for slaying Baldr.
The Ship of the Dead[]
As Mallory Keen, Magnus Chase, and Samirah scour Norway, they find Frigg in a crowd of mortals. Mallory forced the group to follow Frigg into a train. There, Mallory confronts her, believing that she was Loki under disguise.
Much to their surprise, Frigg reveals herself as Mallory's mother. She explained her past actions, and how Mallory would later use her knives. Frigg gives them some insight on finding Kvasir's Mead, and gives Mallory a magical walnut that could be used to trap Loki inside. Despite Mallory's outrage, Frigg shares her deep love for her daughter. Frigg then leaves them, allowing them to continue on their quest.
Appearance[]
In a disguise, Frigg appears as an old crone with rounded shoulders, a hunched back, and a craned head. She has a fuzzy, white-knit sweater, and a floppy hat which made it hard to see her face. One of her arms dangled with a bag stuffed with yarn and knitting needles. Frigg's appearance continually shifts, from a young woman's to an old crone's.
Without the disguise, Frigg is a middle-aged woman of regal beauty, her plaited-down hair as red as Mallory Keen's. Her eyes are white-and-gold, and her face is scored with faint scars like tears. She wears war helm of white metal, glowing and flickering like trapped neon gas. Her white dress was woven into gentle folds.
Abilities[]
As queen of the Norse gods, Frigg possesses incredible and supreme power though not quite on par with her husband's. She is considered by many to be the true power and mind behind the throne.
- Hyetokinesis: As the goddess of rain, she has absolute and divine control over it, and was shown to be able to knit clouds.
- Persuasion: Frigg was able to convince all things to never harm Balder, implying a persuasive nature. This is more then likely what makes her the power behind the throne.
- Advanced Intellect: Frigg is an incredible thinker, a facet of herself that plays heavy on her position as queen.
- Prophecy: As the goddess of prophecy, Frigg can see into the future. She is exceptionally clairvoyant, though she refuses to tell anyone of what she sees.
Family[]
Immortal Children[]
Partner | Children |
Odin | Balder (deceased; will be reborn after Ragnarök) Höðr |
Demigod Children[]
Partner | Children |
Mr. Keen | Mallory Keen (reborn as einherji) |
Trivia[]
- Frigg never cried in her life except when Baldr died. She is destined to cry again at Ragnarök when her husband, Odin, gets eaten by the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
- She is the foremost goddess of the Æsir and often confused with Freya.
- Friday was named after either her or Freya.
- Both Freyja and Freyr (as well as Frigg) are associated with the Fehu Rune.
- She is rumored to be an aspect of Jörð, the personification of the Earth and mother of Thor.
- Frigg is the first queen god to have an illegitimate child in the series.
- The word "Frigg" is believed to come from a root word meaning "beloved". That root word is also the source of English "friend" and Sanskrit "priya" (meaning "loved, favorite").
- Her Greco-Roman equivalent is Hera/Juno.
- However, unlike the queen of Olympus, she has demigod children.
- Like the Egyptian goddess Tefnut, she is a mother and a goddess of rain.