Vanir deity of fertility, prosperity, fair weather, and abundant harvests. Twin of Freyja; son of the sea-god Njǫrðr. Sometimes called Yngvi or Yngvi-Freyr (the yngvi epithet attaches to the founder-figure of the Yngling dynasty). Wields the self-fighting sword (which he gives up as the bride-price for Gerðr — a sword he will lack at Ragnarǫk, and so fall to Surtr); rides the gold boar Gullinbursti; sails the foldable ship Skíðblaðnir. Wooed Gerðr the jǫtunn-maiden through his servant Skírnir (the full narrative is the eddic poem Skírnismál); the hieros gamos union produced Fjǫlnir, founder of the Yngling dynasty at Gamla Uppsala. The Yngling kings of Sweden, and through them the kings of Norway (per Ynglingatal/Ynglinga saga), traced descent from Freyr. The Uppsala temple per Adam of Bremen 4.26 had the Freyr statue with great phallus prominently displayed; the nine-yearly sacrifice was held there.