Freyr

E73326

Norse god Vanir god mythological figure

Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Freyr canonical	42
Yngvi-Freyr	2
Freyr at Ragnarök	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Freyr
Context triple: [Norse mythology, hasDeity, Freyr]

A. Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
B. Freyja
Freyja is a major Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, magic, and war, often depicted as a powerful and independent figure who rides a chariot drawn by cats.
C. Heimdall
Heimdall is a powerful Asgardian guardian in the Marvel universe, known for his all-seeing vision, immense strength, and duty to watch over the Bifröst Bridge.
D. Gunnar
Gunnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and associated with warriors or bold fighters.
E. Audun Tron
Audun Tron is a Norwegian politician who served as the mayor of Lillehammer during the period when the city hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Freyr
Target entity description: Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.

A. Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
B. Freyja
Freyja is a major Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, magic, and war, often depicted as a powerful and independent figure who rides a chariot drawn by cats.
C. Heimdall
Heimdall is a powerful Asgardian guardian in the Marvel universe, known for his all-seeing vision, immense strength, and duty to watch over the Bifröst Bridge.
D. Gunnar
Gunnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and associated with warriors or bold fighters.
E. Audun Tron
Audun Tron is a Norwegian politician who served as the mayor of Lillehammer during the period when the city hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Norse god ⓘ Vanir god ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ
associatedAnimal	boar ⓘ
associatedObject	boar Gullinbursti ⓘ surface form: Gullinbursti ship Skidbladnir ⓘ surface form: Skidbladnir self-fighting sword ⓘ
associatedWith	Yule celebrations ⓘ fair weather ⓘ fertility ⓘ good harvests ⓘ peace ⓘ prosperity ⓘ sacral kingship ⓘ sunshine ⓘ wealth ⓘ
consort	Gerd ⓘ
cultCenter	Uppsala ⓘ
culture	Norse mythology ⓘ surface form: Germanic mythology Norse mythology ⓘ
diesFighting	Surtr ⓘ
family	Njord ⓘ Skadi ⓘ
father	Njord ⓘ
foretoldEvent	death at Ragnarok ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
giftedRealm	Alfheim ⓘ
lacksWeaponAtRagnarok	sword ⓘ
mount	boar Gullinbursti ⓘ surface form: Gullinbursti
nameEtymology	from Proto-Germanic *fraujaz meaning lord ⓘ
nameVariant	Frey ⓘ
owns	boar Gullinbursti ⓘ ship Skidbladnir ⓘ
pantheon	Aesir ⓘ Vanir ⓘ
race	Vanir ⓘ
receivedFrom	Aesir ⓘ
residence	Alfheim ⓘ
role	god of fair weather ⓘ god of fertility ⓘ god of good harvests ⓘ god of peace ⓘ god of prosperity ⓘ
sacrifices	sword for Gerd ⓘ
sibling	Freyja ⓘ
sourceMention	Heimskringla ⓘ Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ
spouse	Gerd ⓘ
stepmother	Skadi ⓘ
symbol	boar ⓘ phallus ⓘ ship ⓘ
title	Lord of Alfheim ⓘ
twin	Freyja ⓘ
wields	sword that can fight on its own ⓘ
worshipPeriod	Viking Age ⓘ pre-Christian Scandinavia ⓘ
worshipRegion	Iceland ⓘ Norway ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norse mythology → hasDeity → Freyr ⓘ

Germanic peoples → worshipped → Freyr ⓘ

Aesir–Vanir War → relatedTo → Freyr ⓘ

Nine Worlds → associatedWithDeity → Freyr ⓘ

Freyja → brother → Freyr ⓘ

Ragnarok → featuresDeity → Freyr ⓘ

Ragnarok → causeOfDeath → Freyr ⓘ

Vanaheim → associatedDeityGroup → Freyr ⓘ

Gjallarhorn → relatedMythologicalFigure → Freyr ⓘ

Njord → child → Freyr ⓘ

Njord → parentOf → Freyr ⓘ

Alfheim → associatedWith → Freyr ⓘ

Alfheim → ruledBy → Freyr ⓘ

Alfheim → givenTo → Freyr ⓘ

Vanir → member → Freyr ⓘ

Vanir → hostageToAesir → Freyr ⓘ

Ingeborg → associatedDeity → Freyr ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yngvi-Freyr

Lokasenna → featuresCharacter → Freyr ⓘ

Njörðr’s unnamed sister → parentOf → Freyr ⓘ

Völuspá → mentionsDeity → Freyr ⓘ

Lord of Alfheim → refersTo → Freyr ⓘ

Lord of Alfheim → hasTitleHolder → Freyr ⓘ

Lord of Alfheim → epithetOf → Freyr ⓘ

Lord of Alfheim → holderPrimaryName → Freyr ⓘ

Lord of Alfheim → holderAlsoKnownAs → Freyr ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yngvi-Freyr

ship Skidbladnir → owner → Freyr ⓘ

subject surface form: Skidbladnir

ship Skidbladnir → associatedWith → Freyr ⓘ

subject surface form: Skidbladnir

boar Gullinbursti → hasOwner → Freyr ⓘ