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  Frigg - MSN Encarta
Frigg or Frigga, in Scandinavian mythology, goddess of the sky and wife of Odin, the chief of the gods.
Frigg had two sons, Balder, the god of light, and Hoder, the blind god of darkness, who killed Balder with a sprig of mistletoe.
In German mythology, Frigg was sometimes identified with Freya, the goddess of love.
uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554710/Frigg.html   (77 words)

  
  Frigg
In Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was the mother goddess and the wife of Odin.
Indeed strong parallels exist between Frigg and Freya of whom she may be a different form.
Frigg was reputed to have the ability to foresee everyone's destiny without revealing it.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fr/Frigg.html   (148 words)

  
 Frigg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frigg's children are Baldr, Höðr and, in an English source, Wecta; her stepchildren are Hermóðr, Heimdall, Tyr, Vidar, Váli, and Skjoldr.
Frigg's attendants are Hlín (a goddess of protection), Gná (a messenger goddess), and Fulla (a fertility goddess).
Frigg is the highest goddess of the Æsir, while Freyja is the highest goddess of the Vanir.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frigg   (1427 words)

  
 Frigg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Frigg (also spelled Frigga), in Norse mythology, the chief goddess, wife of the principal god Odin.
Frigg was also a seeress who knew the future but never spoke of it, not even to Odin, though he knew she had this power.
Frigg is not mentioned at length in the surviving literature.
www.nastrond.net /frigg.html   (479 words)

  
 Frigg - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Frigg or Frigga, Norse mother goddess and the wife of Odin (Woden).
One of the most important goddesses of Germanic religion, she was queen of the heavens, a deity of love and the household.
The "Frigg" plaftform, named after the Scandinavian goddess of Abundance and Fertility, is part of a group of 6 steel atolls, shared by the French petroleum companies ELF & TOTAL.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Frigg.html   (186 words)

  
 DK Buens Frigg
Frigg was the kitten that wasn't supposed to move in here, but she did anyway.
Frigg quickly turned out to be a far bigger cat than her - rather decent - size showed, and she had a confidence in herself - and everybody else - that greatly influenced the way other cats - and people - looked at her.
Frigg was - besides being a very promising young cat, both in terms of show-talent, size and temper - a very loving, cuddly and playful kitty.
hjem.get2net.dk /vonfriberg/friggeng.htm   (484 words)

  
 FRIGG
Frigg is credited with the ability to see the fate of all mankind, but in her wisdom she is also silent, preventing others from meddling.
Frigg's natural ability to see the future is a very marked contrast to Odin's ceaseless attempts to uncover the future for himself by self sacrifice and questioning giants and wise spirits.
The strength of Frigg's cult in ancient Germany is attested by the tale of Frikka and the Lombards.
www.thorshof.org /frigg.htm   (2098 words)

  
 Frigg, Queen of Heaven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Frigg was the direct daughter of Fjorgyn, the Goddess of Earth.
Frigg gave birth to the perfectly good and beautiful Baldr, and tried to protect her son from death itself by requesting a pledge from every thing in the world not to harm him.
She neglected however to ask the mistletoe, and it was with a small dart of this symbol of Winter resurrection that Baldr was felled.
www.octavia.net /vikings/frigg.htm   (253 words)

  
 Frigg Lore: Prose Edda
His wife was called Frigg Fiorgvin's daughter, and from them is descended the family line that we call the Æsir race, who have resided in Old Asgard and the realms that belong to it, and that whole line of descent is of divine origin.
Frigg is his wife, and she knows men's fates though she does not prophesy.
By calling her daughter of Fiorgyn, wife of Odin, mother of Baldr, rival of Iord and Rind and Gunnlod and Gerd, mother-in-law of Nanna, queen of Æsir and Asyniur, of Fulla and falcon form and Fensalir.
www.wyrdwords.vispa.com /goddesses/frigg/prose.html   (1002 words)

  
 ! AET - Article - Reaves - Nine Reasons to Identify Frigg with Jord !
Interestingly, Frigg's (Hlin's) "first grief" is typically taken to mean the death of her son Baldur.
IF we accept Frigg as Njord's sister, and the mother of Frey, we see that the poet may allude to the death of another of Frigg's sons: Frey.
Frigg's home is named Fensalir, meaning "Marsh hall", a strange place-name for a sky-goddess, but a logical place for an earth goddess.
www.aetaustralia.org /articles/arwrfrigg.htm   (2104 words)

  
 FantasmicFrigg - Frigg the beautiful
When Frigg was 8 weeks old, we drove to Holland to pick her up.
Frigg is a very happy dog and so lovely to be with.
Frigg will also be a show dog, so we look forward to shows,when she´s older.
www.freewebs.com /fantasmicfrigg/aboutus.htm   (414 words)

  
 Frigg - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Frigg, in Scandinavian mythology, goddess of the sky and wife of Odin, the chief of the gods.
The ruler of Asgard was Odin, known as the All-Father, High One, or Hooded One (an allusion to his ability to disguise himself on his travels), and...
Balder, in Scandinavian mythology, the god of light and joy, son of Odin and Frigg, king and queen of the gods.
au.encarta.msn.com /Frigg.html   (90 words)

  
 Official God for 1-12-05 Frigg - :: LEAST I COULD DO FORUM ::
Frigg is the mother of Baldur, and is often thought of as still mourning for him.
The name Frigg in fact means "the one who loves", which suits her well, because of her role as the patron goddess of love and marriage.
Frigg was like many goddesses giddy, and there was one time when Odin could not take it any more and left her.
www.leasticoulddo.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=6868   (3001 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Frigg Stopped Producing October 26th
Frigg started the production in September 1977 and His Majesty King Olav presided over the official opening of Frigg on 8 May 1978 with the unveiling of the plaque featuring the Norse goddess Frigg.
Frigg, which is situated 230 km northwest of Stavanger, was one of the first discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, thus making Elf (which was the company's name then) one of the pioneers.
The Frigg field was declared commercial in the spring of 1972.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=17579   (802 words)

  
 Frigg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Frigg was the protector and patron goddess of marriage, of maternal and wifely love as well as of the housewife who provides for the family.
Even although the Germanic tribes named "Friday"after "Frigg" in imitation of Venus, Frigg has an entirely different personality: she represents the ideals of the germanic woman (respect for marriage, love for husband and for children).
In many books Frigg and Freyja are confused and this confusion is perhaps due the possibility that these two goddesses who have evolved so differently in many ways (Freyja is a vanir and married to her brother Freyr) may well have a common origin.
www.public.asu.edu /~atrja/frigg.html   (360 words)

  
 Frigg, Frigg
Despite the use of guitars as accompaniment instead of the harmonium, the debt Frigg owe to the tradition is unmistakable.
First, Frigg try their hands at a Swedish-sounding polska titled "Nuorten Miesten Spieli." This is followed by a tune, composed by Gjermund Larsen, for a Norwegian dance called a halling.
Frigg then promptly hop back to Norway with "Salmetone," a somber tune somewhat resembling a slow air, performed by the two Larsens on hardanger fiddles.
www.greenmanreview.com /cd/cd_frigg_frigg.html   (666 words)

  
 Of Being and Knowledge
Frigg is closer to humanity and to the concerns of civilized human beings--just as one would expect a daughter to be more "modern" than her mother.
Frigg, enveloped in her mantle of stars, was serenely reaching into the mass of runes, coiling handfuls of them onto her distaff, and spinning from this the thread with which to weave the worlds.
Frigg knows automatically how to spin this cord of wisdom and how to fish with it, as part of her being, part of who she is. For Odin, constant seeking is required of him: exploration, action, learning.
www.friggasweb.org /frigodin.html   (2114 words)

  
 Frigg
Frigg is the mother goddess of the Nordic pantheon, as the wife of Odin she is one of the most powerful goddesses, and 'Queen of the Heavens'.
She granted aid to women in the pains of labour, and her associations with childbirth and the naming of children links her to the primal fertility goddess.
One of the foul creations from the coupling of Loki and the giant Angrboda, Hel was the ruler of the netherworld (Niflheim or Helheim) where men who died out of battle went.
www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /gods&goddesses/frigg_hel.html   (250 words)

  
 FRIGG AND THOR
Most obvious are Odin and Frigg as Frigg and Freyja have almost identical roles, both rivals as patrons of woman, fertility and female wisdom while Frey's roles are duplicated by Odin.
Both Frigg and Holda live by sacred lakes which are reminiscent of the old German earth goddess mentioned in the writings of Tacitus.
As Frigg began to dominate the earth goddess role in the cult of Thor family ties became somewhat irrelevant.
www.thorshof.org /frigthor.htm   (1482 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Frigg is the wife of Odin, and the goddess of marriage.
However, as in most of the Norse myths, Frigg plays a lesser role because she is female.
Frigg also does not seem to be in the position to either speak to Odin about these other relationships or to even have the slightest thoughts about a revolt.
webhome.idirect.com /~donlong/frigg.html   (514 words)

  
 Total (Elf) North East Frigg*
The North East Frigg is a satellite gas field located 18 km (11 miles) from the giant Frigg field and was discovered in 1974.
The control station, which was used for sending control signals between North East Frigg and Frigg, consisted of a deck and a 126 m (410 ft) high-steel column which was fixed to a concrete base.
The North East Frigg Field was shut down in 1993 after 10 years of high operational reliability.
www.fmctechnologies.com /Subsea/Projects/Norway/TotalNEastFrigg.aspx   (184 words)

  
 Frigg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He disguised himself as a women and went to Frigg's house for a chat.
The lady (Loki) told Frigg that all the shots of the other gods didn't hurt Baldur.
Frigg then told him that all things in the world had promised not to hurt Baldur, except the mistiltoe.
www.fva.is /harpa/comenius/engfrigg.html   (100 words)

  
 Elfwood: SF&F Art / Agnes D. Olson / 'Frigg Queen of the Heavens'
Frigg was the sister of Niord (a Vanir) and was the wife of Odin, the King of the Aesir gods.
In some descriptions, Frigg is said to always wear blue and the heron was her patron bird.
I, too see Frigg as dark - although I see her more as a wife, mother and matron figure rather than a queen of the heavens.
elfwood.lysator.liu.se /art/a/o/aolson/frigg.jpg.html   (827 words)

  
 Frigg
As the wife of Odin, Frigg is one of the foremost goddesses of Norse mythology.
Frigg's messenger is Gna, who rides through the sky on the horse Hofvarpnir.
Article "Frigg" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 27 December 1998 (Revision 2).
www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/f/frigg.html   (145 words)

  
 Frigg: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
To call Frigg an extension of JPP is true -- but it's also a statement that doesn't do them justice.
Yes, three members are related to JPP members, JPP's Timo Alakotila produced their record, and they use a similar massed-fiddle lineup.
Yes, three members are related to JPP members, JPP 's Timo Alakotila produced their record, and they use a similar massed-fiddle lineup.
www.music.com /release/frigg/2   (295 words)

  
 Lone Star Equine Rescue - Frigg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Due to the neglect Frigg has sustained, she cannot be ridden until she is three years old.
Frigg and Freya were adopted by the same family.
Frigg would like to thank the following people for their generosity in donating to her fund, caring for her, and/or sponsoring her:
www.lser.org /horses/equinesplaced/frigg.htm   (124 words)

  
 FRIGG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Frigg is a multitalented Finnish-Norwegian seven who produces fresh Scandinavian folk fiddling accompanied by fretted instruments, upright bass and endless energy.
The style they represent is a mixture of Kaustinen (Finland) and Nord-Trondelag (Norway) -traditions flavoured with a taste of americana and irish folk music.
Frigg has been chosen as "The Band Of The Year" 2003 of Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.
www.frigg.fi /ensemble.html   (61 words)

  
 Technical Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Frigg UK Pipeline system commences at the Alwyn North Field and consists of 24" diameter pipeline which is 110 km long and connects into the 32" diameter line in the vicinity of the Frigg Field facilities (at the TP1 bypass spool).
The line between the TP1 bypass spool and the St Fergus Terminal is 362km long.
This is located approximately mid-way between the Frigg Field facilities and St Fergus.
www.stfergusgasterminal.co.uk /TechDescription.asp   (203 words)

  
 Frigg - LoveToKnow 1911
FRIGG, the wife of the god Odin (Woden) in northern mythology.
She was known also to other Teutonic peoples both on the continent (0.
This page was last modified 07:22, 3 Sep 2006.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Frigg   (48 words)

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