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Freyja rules in Sweden. She is associated with blót, beauty and precious objects.
text
[excerpt from] Yng ch. 10c
10c.
Freyja hélt þá upp blótum því... | Freyja kept up the sacrifices... |
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commentary
context
This episode occurs within the longer narrative Ynglinga saga, in which Freyja dwells in Uppsala. The saga is the first in the collection of kings’ sagas known as Heimskringla, which was probably composed and compiled by the 13th-century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson.
commentary
(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Ynglinga saga
Attributes: Blót Freyja associated with precious objects
Named things: Freyja
Text sections: Hkr Yng 10cII