#Frige

[grimnirs-child]

Masterpost: Frīg's Handmaidens Project

Who are the Handmaidens?

In the Prose Edda, twelve Goddesses are listed after Frigga as Ásynjur: Fulla, Gefjon, Hlín, Syn, Eir, Sága, Gná, Vár or Vór, Snotra, Vör, Lofn and Sjöfn. Modern Heathens sometimes refer to Them as Frigga's Handmaidens. (This is a piece of shared gnosis, not an historically attested term.) For many of the Twelve, this is all that survives in the way of attestations.

What is the Project?

Gradually over several years, and more intentionally recently, I have been building a devotional cultus around these Goddesses. As part of that, I've been putting together primers on each of the Twelve on my longform blog -- detailing Their surviving attestations, Old English God-names and epithets for Them, my own personal experiences and upg, a prayer, and devotional icon art -- as well as essays and modern myths exploring other aspects of Them and my cultus to Them.

Although I use Old English names for Them and honour Them in a syncretic heathen practice drawing on influences from across the British and Irish Isles, I hope these may be useful and/or interesting for practitioners working in a Norse, Continental, or other context. Or for anyone worshipping and building cultus to lesser-known and lesser-attested Gods!

I will update this post periodically, but if you like you can subscribe to my longform Wordpress blog for updates when I post.

Primers

Fulla

Geofen (Gefjon)

Hlēowen (Hlin)

Ār (Eir)

Saga

Lofen & Siofen (Lofn & Sjöfn)

Snotor (Snotra)

Wearn, or Syn (Syn)

Wær (Vör)

Essays and other posts

Introduction to the Project

Essay on abundance, ānanda, and Fulla

Essay on Frīg and Her importance to my cosmology

The Wren and her sister: a myth of Frīg feat. Ār and Gnæ

Essay on marriage as initiation, feat. Lofen, Siofen and Āþ

[hesy-bes]

O’ Great Spinning Goddess,

Queen of Osgeard,

I call to you.

Spin my soul on your distaff,

weave my woes from my heart,

straighten the string of my being,

She who Rules over All,

rule over the relationships of my heart,

guide my goings into love,

and bring me fruitfulness in this field.

[theherbwitchshoppe]

An Altar Tile for Frige. Frige is an Anglo Saxon Goddess of the Hearth and an important deity in my home. The Altar Tile has been posted on my website!

www.theherbwitchshoppe.com

[seaxwulf]

Frīja Britannia

A drawing of my favourite Goddess, queen of the British Isles: Frīge, or Frīja. See also:

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[wh3e3]

Me and @jetbluebishop when we pull up to the fridge

girls in the club

[iwishuaway]

[blunt-force-therapy]

can i crawl inside the fridge

i like the cold :)

[rotting-creation 🔒 added to Fridge inventory]

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[castlephantom]

The lack of information about Lisa, gives me some of possibilities. Sure that Dracula loved her but in his twisted way.

I don't like to see her as Dracula's dormat, but Lisa is definitely a glorified therapist for him.

[officialromaniantranslatiuni]

Am lămurit și problema cu vremea 🎉

[3daystolive]

FRIDGE I DREW THE FRIGE I DREW THE

[boycannibal]

charecuterie board is so fun to make i always forget about portions.. again i wont eat the whole thing

[theherbwitchshoppe]

Hail to Frige! Hail to the Goddess of the Hearth!

[smolcinnamonchipmunk]

I know I'm weird for this, but I've gotten into the habit of eating my burgers cold. Like, stick em in the fridge kind of deal. Just more stable and less messy

[blindbisexualgoose]

Well well, it’s 2:30pm you know what that means. time for my fifth afternoon treat. my sweet ligtle treat. my sugary scran.

[seariii]

A mimir (baby version of dormir which is sleep in spanish)

... or try to