- Freyr is the lover of Gerd, the giantess of the frozen land, in Norse mythology. Their love story is one of the most romantic and tragic in the Norse myths.
- Freyr is a Norse god of fertility, prosperity, and the harvest. He is a member of the Vanir tribe of gods and is often depicted as a handsome and benevolent god.
- Freyr is a principal Norse god of fertility, peace, and prosperity, revered as a Vanir deity and later honored among the Æsir in Asgard.
- Freyr was considered an ancestral spirit by the kings of Uppsala, who may have used his name as a title. (Freyr literally means “Lord” and is a title.)
- The Norsemen made sacrifices to Freyr til árs ok friðar (for frutifulness and peace). Freyr is the son of Njorð by Njorð's own sister. He is of the race of the Vanir.
- Freyr was one of the most widely and passionately venerated divinities amongst the heathen Norse and other Germanic peoples.
- He uses the Latinized name Fricco for Freyr. He mentions a cult image of Freyr at Skara in Sweden that was destroyed by a Christian missionary.
- As a Norse deity, Freyr belonged to a complex religious, mythological and cosmological belief system shared by the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples.
- Freyr is associated with agriculture, and with enjoying the fruits of the harvest. He is the god of all hard work, and the enjoyment that follows.
- The Norse god Freyr is no different, but if there ever was a competition for most beloved deity, Freyr would stand a good chance of walking away with the prize.