ari ▁N äs ström ▁says ▁that ▁" as ▁a ▁receiver ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁her ▁[ F rey ja ' s ] ▁ab ode ▁is ▁also ▁open ▁for ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁suffered ▁a ▁noble ▁death ." ▁N äs ström ▁c ites ▁the ▁above ▁passage ▁from ▁Eg ils ▁s aga ▁as ▁an ▁example , ▁and ▁points ▁to ▁a ▁potential ▁additional ▁connection ▁in ▁the ▁s aga ▁Her var ar ▁s aga ▁ok ▁He i ð re ks , ▁where ▁the ▁queen ▁hang s ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁d ís ars al r ▁( Old ▁Nor se ▁" the ▁Hall ▁of ▁the ▁D ís ") ▁after ▁discover ing ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁has ▁bet rayed ▁both ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁brother . ▁N äs ström ▁comments ▁that ▁" this ▁D ís ▁could ▁hardly ▁be ▁anyone ▁but ▁Fre y ja ▁herself , ▁the ▁natural ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁collect ive ▁female ▁de ities ▁called ▁d ís ir , ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁suic ide ▁seems ▁thus ▁to ▁be ▁connected ▁with ▁Fre y ja ." ▁ ▁Imp lications ▁John ▁L indow ▁says ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁F ól k - ▁element ▁of ▁F ól kv ang r ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁understood ▁as ▁" ar my ", ▁then ▁F ól kv ang r ▁appears ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁Val hal la . ▁L indow ▁adds ▁that , ▁like ▁Od in , ▁Fre y ja ▁has ▁an ▁association ▁with ▁war riors ▁in ▁that ▁she ▁pres ides ▁over ▁the ▁et ernal ▁combat ▁of ▁H ja ð ning av í g . ▁ ▁Rudolf