- "There is always a purpose to everything your father does."
- ―Frigga[src]
Frigga is the wife of Odin, mother of Thor and adoptive mother of Loki.
Biography
Thor
Frigga is the wife of Odin mother of Thor and the queen of Asgard. She is compassionate and nurturing to her son, Thor, and Loki, the son of Laufey who Odin brought with him from Jotunheim after the war with the Frost Giants which the couple adopted. She raised them both sons with love and warmth and appears to be a good and wise queen.
When Thor is about to be made king of Asgard, Frigga assists in the ceremony, standing beside her adopted son, Loki, and gazing at Thor with pride as well as hope that he will become more mature and intelligent than he currently was. She was absent during the banishment of the Thor by the hands of Odin, but learned of it quickly quite possibly from Loki who hurried back to the palace following the ordeal. Frigga confronted Odin, angered by his decision, and even challenged the decision in a raised voice (this occurs in a deleted scene). When Odin collapsed and was brought to his bedchamber, Frigga stayed at his side and refused to leave, afraid that he had put off the sleep for too long and would never awaken. She expresses this fear to Loki who joins her to both comfort her and ask about the truth of his parentage. Frigga tries to reassure her adopted child that he is loved and an integral part of the family, even going as far as to make Loki king in his father's sleep and brother's absence (also occuring in a deleted scene). She emphasizes that everything Odin does is for a purpose and her mention of the hope she has for Thor's return home prompts Loki to act quickly against Jotunheim and convince his brother that their father is dead and that he can never return home. Frigga is clearly respected deeply by both sons and Loki had to falsely assert that she forbade him to return in order to make Thor lose hope of returning home.
When Laufey, as part of a pact made with the deceptive trickster, enters Odin's room to kill him, Frigga bravely stands to defend him. She even goes as far as drawing an enormous sword and slaying a Jotun accompanying Laufey. Laufey throws her to the other side of the room, but does not manage to do her a great deal of harm. Loki appeared and slew Laufey with Gungir, which had been given to him by Frigga in order to rule Asgard and then tenderly embraced his mother. Frigga is filled with pride and joy as he promises to make the Jotuns pay for what they had done. Immediately after, Thor returns and Frigga runs to him, embracing him with even greater joy. Frigga hears of her adopted son's deception and Thor's ordeal in returning and is both unsettled and confused by the news but does not lash out at either of her children. Upon receiving news of Loki's death, Frigga went into mourning and found it difficult to comfort her husband and firstborn son.
Frigga is loved dearly by both sons and seems to be very highly regarded by all of her husband's subjects. She is one of the fairest, kindest, and wisest Asgardians.
The Avengers
When Thor reaches Earth in order to collect Loki, he tells the God of Mischief that he has to come back to Asgard, since their mother was deeply in grief believing him dead. Loki responds to this that he doesn't consider Frigga his mother anymore, after learning the truth about his own origins.
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