Did you know that our days of the week are based on Norse gods, that represent our solar system planets?
People today say TGIF without batting an eye where this saying originated.
Our ‘Fridays’ are named after the Norse goddess ‘Frigga’.
*The word for “Friday” in Germanic languages (including English) is named after Frija. A forebearer to Frigga.
Here are a some Folklore Facts about this lovely goddess.
* Frigga is the goddess of hearth and home. She’s a mother goddess. Frigg is one of the Æsir goddesses in Germanic Folklore. She is linked with marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance and dwells in Fensalir, the wetland halls of Asgard.
*Frigga is called the goddess of family & fertility
*Frigga is married to ‘Odin’ or ‘Woden’
*Together they produce their heir ‘Baldr’
*Frigga is a weaver and spinner of spirituality, magic. She is a Volva.
Illustration of Frigga Spinning the Clouds” by John Charles Dollman (1909)
Have a happy, healthy Friday!
Remember thanks to Frigga for Fridays!
Val is a writer of enchanted tales, folklore and magic. Once chased by Vampire Pumpkins! 