TAILIEUCHUNG - The A to Z of the Vikings 13

The A to Z of the Vikings 13. This book provides a comprehensive work of reference for people interested in the Vikings, including entries on the main historical figures involved in this dramatic period, important battles and treaties, significant archaeological finds, and key works and sources of information on the period. It also summarizes the impact the Vikings had on the areas where they traveled and settled. There is a chronological table, detailed and annotated bibliographies for different themes and geographical locations, and an introduction discussing the major events and developments of the Viking age | 98 FREYA Ynglinga Saga the name of the Swedish Yngling dynasty was derived from the god Frey who was also known as Yngvi-Frey. Although one of the Vanir Frey lived in Asgard alongside the Esir where he had been brought as a hostage in the wars between the two races of gods. FREYA ON Freyja . Goddess of the Vanir family sister of Frey and daughter of Niord. Freya was the goddess of fertility and prosperity she was also associated with physical beauty and sexual passion. According to Snorri s Prose Edda she rode in a chariot pulled by cats. In Lokasenna Loki accuses Freya of having numerous affairs with various male gods. FRIBR0DRE RIVER. Site of a late Viking-Age shipyard on the island of Falster eastern Denmark. Large quantities of fragmentary ship timbers and wood shavings found in the silted-up river suggest that old ships were wrecked here and new ones were constructed. Close to the south Baltic coast finds of Slavic poetry and Slavonic elements in the local place-names suggest that this may have been in Wendish see Wends territory under Danish control. Slavic influence is further suggested by the use of wooden dowels rather than iron clench nails to attach the strakes to the ship s frame. FRIGG. Principal goddess of the Esir Frigg was the wife of Odin and the mother of Balder. In the Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson describes how she asked every living thing to swear an oath not to harm Balder. According to Lokasenna she slept with Odin s brothers Vili and Ve. Her name is preserved in the name of the weekday Friday from OE frigedag . FRISIA. Area of northwest Europe approximating to present-day Belgium and the Netherlands which was part of the Carolingian Empire in the Viking Age. The Frisians were a Germanic people living along the North Sea coast of Europe between the mouths of the rivers Rhine and Ems who were brought under Frankish control in 734. The region played an important role in trade between the Rhineland the North Sea and the Baltic and the important .

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