**Stanza 52:** This stanza mentions Freyr as “the bright slayer of Beli” in the context of the events of Ragnarök.
‘Then Hlín’s second sorrow comes to pass,
when Óðinn goes to fight against the wolf,
and the bright slayer of Beli against Surtr;
then Frigg’s Angantýr will fall.
**Stanza 5:** A tooth-gift is given to Freyr
Ýdalir21 it’s called, where Ullr has
built halls for himself;
in early days the gods gave Álfheimr
to Freyr as a tooth-fee
This entire poem is a narrative centered on Freyr. It details how Freyr fell in love with the jötunn Gerðr and sent his servant, Skírnir, to woo her for him.
**Prose introduction:** Freyr felt to a mighty love-sickness while watching a jötun woman while he was sitting on Hlithskjolf.
**Stanza 1-2:** Skadi asks Skirnir (Freyr’s servant) to try and make his son Freyr speak again.
Then Skaði said:
‘Arise now, Skírnir, and go urge
our boy to speak,
and ask him this: with whom the virile youth
is so very angry!’
Skírnir said:
‘Evil words I expect from your son,
if I go to speak with the boy,
and ask him this: with whom the virile youth
is so very angry.
**Stanza 3-4:** Skirnir goes to Freyr to ask him what happens to him and ****Freyr refuses to tell him.
3. ‘Tell me this, Freyr, folk-leader of gods,
which I want to know:
why do you sit alone, my lord,
in the long halls, for days?’
Freyr said:
4. ‘Why should I tell you, young man,
my great mind-distress?
Because the elf-disc shines through all days,
and yet not to my delight.’
**Stanza 6-7:** Freyr finally tells Skirnir about the woman he saw at Gymir’s courts and that he is in love with her.
6. ‘In Gymir’s courts I saw walking a girl
for whom I long;
her arms gleamed, and from them
all the sky and sea.
7. ‘The girl is lovelier to me than
to any young man in ancient days;
of Æsir and elves, no one will wish it,
that we two should be united.’
**Stanza 9:** Skirnir offers to go talk to the woman and convince her to meet Freyr in exchange for Freyr’s magic sword. Freyr agrees.
‘I give you that horse which will bear you through dark,
discerning, flicker-flame,
and the sword which will fight by itself,
if he who has it is wise.’
**Stanza 43:** Frery longing for the meeting.
‘Long is a night, long are two,
how can I last for three?
Often a month has seemed to me shorter
than this [one] half nuptial-night(?)!
In this poem, Loki insults the gods at a feast. Freyr is one of his targets.
**Stanza 35-36-37:** Njordr talks about Freyr, Loki insulst him by telling him he is the product of incest and Tyr defends Freyr.
Njǫrðr said:
35. ‘This is my comfort, when I was sent far from here
as a hostage to the gods:
I fathered a son then, the one whom no one hates,
and he’s considered the Æsir’s protector!’
Loki said:
36. ‘Leave off now, Njǫrðr, keep yourself in check!
I’ll not keep this secret any longer:
you begot such a boy on your sister,
and yet that’s no worse than expected!’
Týr said:
37. ‘Freyr is the best of all bold riders
in the Æsir’s courts;
he doesn’t make a girl weep, or a man’s wife,
and he frees everyone from fetters!’
**Stanza 41-42-43-44:** Freyr speaks after Týr intervenes, telling Loki about how Fenrir is chained. Then Byggvir responds, mentioning Freyr.
Freyr said:
41. ‘I see a wolf lying by a river-mouth,
until the powers are ripped apart;
you’ll be bound next, unless you keep quiet now,
mischief-maker!’
Loki said:
42. ‘With gold you had Gymir’s daughter bought,
and so gave your sword;
but when Muspell’s sons ride over106 Myrkviðr,
then, wretch, you won’t know how you’ll fight!’
Byggvir said:
43. ‘Know [this, that] if I had ancestry like Ingunar-Freyr
and so felicitous a seat,
finer than marrow I’d have milled the harm-crow
and torn him limb from limb!’
Loki said:
44. ‘What’s that little thing115 which I see wagging its tail
and snappily snapping?
At Freyr’s ears you’ll always be,
and under quern-stones chattering!