Frigg’s Handmaidens pt 4/4
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The final part is here! Anyways, here are my interpretations of the last two handmaidens, Eir and Fulla +the queen herself Frigg!
Eir (Goddess of Medicene and Healing)
General info: Eir is both recognized as an Aesir goddess and/or Valkyrie. But she described as having healing powers no matter her origin. In the Prose Edda, she appears in "The Lay of Svipdagr" as simply a handmaiden. But it is described by Snorri as being "the best of pschycians" and is listed among the 16 goddesses in Gylfaginning and a Valkyrie in Skaldskaparmal. But then, it is also later listed that she is an Aesir goddess.
Headcanons:
- Eir was a valkyrie in my retelling but was half aesir born she also was more of a war doctor than a warrior herself
-I headcanon Eir as Gna's mother (since Gna's parentage is unknown in the myths and Gna shares a commonality of with valkyries when it comes to flying horses)
-Eir raised Gna as a single mother, and Gna' father is unknown
-Eir is the same age as Frigg but doesn't often eat Idunn's apples to keep herself young after she retired as a valkyrie, and Gna grew up
-That being said, Eir is one of Frigg's closest friends
-Eir is Asgard's main doctor, but she has many handmaidens(midwives,nurses)that help her with her tasks if she can't tend to them herself
-She's the eldest of Frigg's handmaidens
Fulla (Goddess of Sercerts and abundance)
General info: Fulla is Frigg closest and most trusted handmaiden. She is listed in the poetic and prose Edda and Sklandic poetry. She is often depicted with a golden band and the keeper of an ashen box. She tends to Frigg's footwear. She's also the only handmaiden Frigg shares her sercerts with.
Headcanons:
-Fulla is the second eldest of Frigg's handmaidens
-All the jewelry she wears are various gifts from Frigg. Her and Frigg also have matching "friendship rings" 😉 or at least that's what the Aesir think they are
-Other then Syn ,Eir ,and Frigg ,Fulla is also a mother figure to the younger gods and goddesses
-Fulla is part Elf and was in Alfheim, though she is partially Aesir, like the majority of the gods
-Fulla helped raised Baldr, Hodr, Hermod ,and Saga
-For Fulla's dress for my interpretation, I made her dress color symbolize her devotion to Frigg by making it a softer blue but also symbolize her as an individual by making it a different shade
-I headcanon Fulla as Lesbian and in a forbidden/secert relationship with Frigg, which is one the sercerts Fulla keeps in the box
Frigg or Frigga (Goddess of Marriage and Motherhood)
General info:Frigg or Frigga is the wife of Odin and Queen of the gods. She's also the mother of Baldr ,Hodr,and Hermod. She is in many myths but is famously in the death of Baldr. She also often times merged with Freya. However, most of the time, they are two separate deities. She appears in Germanaic and Norse mythology.
Headcanons:
- Frigg is often associated with a goose as her animal in the myth, so I based my interpretation of her slightly off of a Snow goose
-Frigg acts like a mother goose herself and is overprotective of all her children but not in an overbearing way
-Frigg is close friends with Eir ,Snotra ,and Fulla
-Frigg was friends with Sigyn and saw her as a little sister. However, they had a falling out and hadn't spoken after (she also wasn't really fan of the fact Sigyn went on to marry Loki)
-I headcanon Frigg as bi and in a relationship with Fulla
-Frigg has two rings, one from Fulla, the other from Odin, her necklace was a gift she received on her wedding day
