# Frea — Poetry character guide

> Frea in Poetry by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0135-balder-dead

## Who they are

A Norse goddess who mourns Balder's death.

## Relationships

### [Balder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_16_se/characters/balder)

_family_

Frea is Balder's mother, a goddess who tries desperately to protect him from his prophesied death.

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