This is an intense and dense book, rich with information. If you are new to the Norse Gods, or new to Freya, this is a really good place to start out. It's an ideal book for someone at the start of their journey.
Morgan Damiler covers the available historical information about Freya, and the academic thinking that relates to what we know. Alongside this, there is information about contemporary representations and modern practice. It's always clear what information comes from where so the reader can confidently make their own choices about how to interpret stories or relate to aspects of this Goddess. Where modern content is involved, Morgan expresses something of the diversity of approaches. No one reading this book could come away from it with the mistaken idea that there's consensus over the right way to do things.
It's a very readable book - Morgan is able to deal with the more academic side of things in a way that a non-academic reader isn't going to struggle with.
If you're already steeped in Norse lore, you might find this interesting for the contemporary practice aspects. I read it as someone who just finds this kind of thing interesting - I don't practice Heathenry and I'm not considering a relationship with Freya. My primary interest is in the stories. It turns out that I knew all of Freya's key stories already, which was affirming to learn. Given how random my reading can be, it's a good experience having a book that consolidates the things I've picked up here and there like some sort of wordy crow.
This isn't Morgan Daimler's only book on Norse traditions, and there are other Goddess books as well and a set of books exploring Irish fairy traditions.
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Many of Morgan's books are available from Moon Books - https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/cosmicegg-books/authors/morgan-daimler
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