Other Gods

13 ‘Himinbiorg is the eighth, and there, they say,
Heimdall rules over his sanctuaries;
there the gods’ glad watchman drinks good mead
in the peaceful hall.

14 ‘Folkvang is the ninth, and there Freyia fixes
allocation of seats in the hall;
half the slain she chooses every day,
and half Odin owns.

15 ‘Glitnir is the tenth, it has golden buttresses,
and likewise is roofed with silver;
and there Forseti lives most days*
and puts to sleep all quarrels.


- Poetic Edda, Grimnismal


(Note: The speaker here is Odin.)


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‘Niord of Noatun had afterwards two children. The son was
called Freyr and the daughter Freyia. They were beautiful in
appearance and mighty. Freyr is the most glorious of the Æsir. He
is ruler of rain and sunshine and thus of the produce of the earth,
and it is good to pray to him for prosperity and peace. He also
rules over the wealth of men. And Freyia is the most glorious of
the Asyniur. She has a dwelling in heaven called Folkvangar, and
wherever she rides to battle she gets half the slain, and the other
half Odin, as it says here:

There is a place called Folkvang, and there Freyia is in
charge of allotting seats in the hall. Half the slain she
chooses each day, and half has Odin.


- Prose Edda, Gylfaginning


(Note: This detail is also made note of in the Prose Edda, quoting that stanza from Grimnismal.)