frigg

Frigg, also Frigga, is a principal goddess in Norse mythology. She is the wife of Odin and the queen of the Æsir, commonly associated with marriage, motherhood, and the domestic realm. The name Frigg is usually reconstructed from Proto-Germanic frijjō, meaning “beloved” or “love,” and she is sometimes linked to the concept of peace (frith).

As Odin's wife, Frigg shares in the governance of the gods and is often depicted as wise and powerful. She is said to know the fates of all beings, though she typically withholds that knowledge from others. In the sources, she is the mother of Baldr and, in various traditions, other children as well.

Frigg’s best-known myth concerns Baldr’s death. She is said to have obtained oaths from all things that they would not harm Baldr, but the mistletoe—the one thing she judged harmless—remained unmentioned in the pact. Loki later uses a mistletoe dart to kill Baldr, and Frigg grieves as events unfold, underscoring her role as a protective mother and central figure in the mythic cosmos.

Her worship and stories are primarily attested in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, with variations across sources. Frigg is distinct from Freyja; the names Frigg and Friday derive from her in some Germanic traditions.

In modern culture, Frigg is sometimes rendered as Frigga, notably as Odin’s wife in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where she is depicted as the queen of Asgard and a mother figure to Thor and Loki.