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Gullveig is Freyja, but is she? Previous post in this series:  The Völva - Gullveig Part 7 So, I think for a complete summary, we have to address the other main theory: that Gullveig and Freyja are the same being. This theory seems to be accepted by a good amount of scholars and practitioners alike. I’ll start by saying, or rather re-iterating, that I'm not proclaiming to be right here. I could be wrong. My own UPG aside, I just don't think the evidence stacks up… but I'm also just a dude with a blog, and what do I know? If Freyja is indeed Gullveig, I'd be cool with that anyway. Freyja is a bad ass in her own right, but for me, it just doesn't make as much sense as a connection to Angrboda or the other figures I’ve talked about so far. Let’s discuss the evidence for the Gullveig/Freyja argument. "Freyja in the Dwarfs' Cave". From: Foster, Mary, and Mabel Cummings. Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology. New York: Silver, Burdett and Co, 1901. 27. ...

 Aurboða / Aurboda gravel-bidder Previous post in this series:  Heiðr - Gullveig Part 2 A direct connection between Gullveig and Aurboda can be a tenuous one; it is strengthened by making an additional connection to Angrboda, though, and if you're following along, the whole point of this exercise is to attempt to prove that Gullveig and Angrboda are names for the same deity. If we believe this to be true, the purpose of Gullveig going under the name Aurboda and being the daughter of Hrimnir is based on what is believed to be a very important function of the myths: Gambanteinn.  The Lovesickness of Frey. - W.G. Collingwood (1854 - 1932) – The Elder or Poetic Edda; commonly known as Sæmund's Edda. Edited and translated with introduction and notes by Olive Bray. Illustrated by W.G. Collingwood (1908) Before we can get there, we should talk about how Aurboda is mentioned in the myths first. She is mentioned twice by name in the Eddas: Gylfaginning 37  names Aurboda as a ...