▁is ▁un ar med ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁R agn ar ok ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁killed ▁by ▁S urt . ▁Though ▁Magn us ▁never ▁meets ▁his ▁father ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book , ▁he ▁real izes ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁times ▁his ▁mother ▁took ▁him ▁h ik ing ▁through ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁was ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁get ▁closer ▁to ▁Fre y . ▁ ▁Fre ya ▁– ▁The ▁god dess ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁warm th ▁and ▁the ▁tw in ▁sister ▁of ▁Fre y . ▁She ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁very ▁beautiful . ▁She ▁pres ides ▁over ▁V ana heim , ▁where ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁of ▁worthy ▁sou ls ▁go ▁after ▁death , ▁and ▁cast s ▁warm th ▁that ▁sh ines ▁over ▁it . ▁Fre ya ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁most ▁d war ves ▁in ▁N id av ell ir , ▁including ▁Bl itz , ▁which ▁happened ▁because ▁she ▁bar tered ▁to ▁( br ief ly ) ▁marry ▁some ▁d war ves ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁lux ur ious ▁items . ▁Fre ya ▁tasks ▁Bl itz ▁to ▁get ▁some ▁ear r ings ▁by ▁challeng ing ▁Junior . ▁ ▁N j ord ▁– ▁The ▁god ▁of ▁fish ery , ▁se af aring , ▁and ▁c rop ▁fert ility , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Fre y ▁and ▁Fre ya , ▁and ▁Magn us ' ▁grand father . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁mort al ▁enemy ▁of ▁A eg ir ▁and ▁Ran , ▁his ▁influence ▁stopping ▁them ▁from ▁rav aging ▁through ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁reducing ▁the ▁mort al ▁cas