Freyr – A Sword for a Bride | Norse Mythology Song

One day the god Freyr climbed into Hlidskjalf, the high seat of Odin from which the whole world can be seen, and looked north into the land of the giants. There he saw Gerd, daughter of the giant Gymir, walking from her father's hall, and when she raised her arms the sky and the sea shone with her light. Freyr came home sick with longing and would not eat, sleep or speak, so his father Njord sent Freyr's servant Skirnir to find out what was wrong. Skirnir agreed to ride to Jotunheim and ask for Gerd's hand, but only if Freyr gave him his horse that could cross flickering fire and his sword that fought by itself. Skirnir rode through the dark and the ring of flame around Gymir's hall, past the fierce hounds at the gate. Gerd refused eleven golden apples and a ring of gold, and gave way only when Skirnir threatened her with a cold and lonely life. She promised to meet Freyr after nine nights in the grove of Barri, and Freyr sighed that one night was long, two were longer, and three would be too long to bear. But the sword never came back: at Ragnarok Freyr will face the fire giant Surt with only a stag's antler in his hand. A tender folk ballad about a god who traded his sword for love. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:11 Verse 1 0:34 Pre-Chorus 0:48 Chorus 1:08 Verse 2 1:26 Verse 3 1:40 Verse 4 1:54 Bridge 2:12 Final Chorus 2:45 Verse 5 2:59 Verse 6 3:16 Final Chorus 2 3:36 Outro LYRICS (Freyr) Freyr climbed up to Odin's high seat Where the whole wide world lies in view He looked to the north, to the giants' land And a light came shining through Gerd walked out from her father's hall Gymir's daughter, fair and tall When she raised her arms, the sea grew bright And the sky was filled with light Freyr, Freyr, what will you give For the giant's daughter in the snow? He gave a sword for a bride And he let the bright blade go (Freyr) He came home silent, he would not eat He would not sleep, he would not speak Old Njord called for Skirnir then "Go find what my son must seek" "Give me your horse that runs through flame Give me the sword that fights alone" Freyr laid the sword in Skirnir's hand And Skirnir rode out on his own Through the dark and the wall of fire Past the hounds at Gymir's gate Gerd stood cold at the door of the hall "Who rides to me so late?" He offered eleven apples of gold She turned her face away He offered a ring of the purest gold She would not hear him say Then he spoke of a cold and lonely life And at last she answered yes Freyr, Freyr, nine nights to wait In the grove of Barri she will be One night is long, and two are longer How will I live through three? (Freyr) They met in Barri when the nights had passed Under birch leaves soft and green And the barley fields grew gold that year The richest the world had seen But the bright sword is gone from Freyr When the fire giant walks the land At the end of days he will meet the flame With an antler in his hand Freyr, Freyr, what did you give For the giant's daughter in the snow? You gave a sword for a bride And you let the bright blade go Freyr (Freyr) Story source: Skirnismal (Poetic Edda); Gylfaginning 37 (Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson). Lyrics written for The Saga Bard. Made with AI: the music and singing voice were generated with Flow Music, the paintings with Nano Banana Pro and the moving scenes with Veo. #NorseMythology #MythologySong #FolkBallad