Ingunar-Freyr

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Ingunar-Freyr is the name given to Freyr in the Lokasenna (43) and in the Great saga of Saint Olaf.

It is often assumed that Ingunar-Freyr is the West-Germanic equivalent of the Scandinavian Yngvi-Freyr^[1].

A close form, frea Ingwina ("lord of the friends of Ing") is used in Beowulf (1319), where it refers to the Danish king Hroðgar.

The meaning of Ingunar-Freyr remains uncertain. It could be related to the Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe. Another solution is to understand Ingunar as the genitive form of Ingun, who would be a fertility goddess^[2].

[edit] See also

• Ing
• Yngvi

[edit] References

1. ^ Lindow, John. 2002. Norse mythology: a guide to the gods, heroes, rituals, and beliefs. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195153820.
2. ^ Schröder, Franz Rolf. 1941. Untersuchungen zur germanischen und vergleichenden Religionsgeschichte. Vol. 1, Ingunar-Freyr. Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr.

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