Ingunar-Freyr
Figure of Germanic mythology and religion
Ingunar-Freyr is the name given to Freyr in the Lokasenna (43) and in the Great saga of Saint Olaf.
It is often assumed that Ingunar is the West-Germanic equivalent of the Scandinavian Yngvi.[1]
The meaning of Ingunar remains uncertain. It could be related to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe. Another solution is to understand Ingunar as the genitive form of Ingun, who would be a fertility goddess.[2]
A close form, frea Ingwina ("lord of the friends of Ing") is used in Beowulf (1319), where it refers to the Danish king Hroðgar.
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The god Freyr in Germanic paganism
- Ingunar-Freyr
- Yngvi
- Álfheimr
- Barri
- Blóðughófi
- Fróði's Peace
- Gullinbursti
- Skíðblaðnir
- Sword of Freyr
- Hrafnkels saga
- Ögmundar þáttr dytts
- Skírnismál
- Víga-Glúms saga
- Völuspá
- Ynglinga Saga