Frija
By Jimmy Joe
Frija was the goddess of childbirth and midwifery. Frija was the wife and consort of Wodan (Odin). Frija was identified with the Norse goddess, Frigg.
Her name appeared in the Second Merseburg Charm (c. 900) as Frea, in Saxony. In the Lombard’s legend found in Origo gentis Langobardorum (“Origin of the Nation of Lombards”, 7th century), Frea tricked her husband Godan (Woden) into giving victory to the Lombards over the Vandals.
