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Freya Rasmussen is a female human who was introduced in Predator's Gold.
She became the margravine of Anchorage before the events of the book, coming to power after the death of her parents by a plague,[1] before stepping down from the role after her city settled in Vineland.[2]
Description[]
Freya is good-looking,[4] and has similar Inuit-like facial features, similar the Aakiuqs.[6] She has pale skin and golden, autumn-colored hair. She is fat, despite being the same age as Tom. She wears an ice-blue dress, a fox-furred collar, and the buttons of her coat are all done wrong.[6] She has plump hands,[4] and her mouth tastes of cinnamon.[4]
Personality[]
At the start of Predator's Gold, Freya is shown to have had a somewhat of a small rebellious personality as shown on her thoughts on whether to keep traditions in Anchorage alive or not due to the small amount of population left. She also had somewhat of a spoiled attitude as seen with her feelings for Tom and jealousy towards Hester; though, after the event of Predator's Gold she becomes more mature.
History[]
Mortal Engines quartet[]
Predator's Gold[]
After having read Nimrod Pennyroyal's book, America the Beautiful - the Truth about the Dead Continent, she set Anchorage on course for the Dead Continent, only to find that the book was fictional and Pennyroyal was a fraud. Despite this, a habitable zone was found, where she had Anchorage settle and become a static settlement, Anchorage-in-Vineland.
Before that, she helped Hester Shaw fighting against Piotr Masgard and the Huntsmen of Arkangel, whom the latter kills with extreme prejudice.
Infernal Devices[]
Freya is a schoolteacher in Anchorage-in-Vineland, remaining single, despite her efforts with Caul, until years later, when the couple finally married.
A Darkling Plain[]
Freya is mentioned in Wren's thoughts about New London.
She was later mentioned when Tom and Hester confronted each other about Anchorage's sellout to Arkangel on the Jenny Haniver.
Field Guides[]
The Illustrated World of Mortal Engines[]
Freya had a section in the book.
Relationships[]
Caul[]
Caul is Freya's husband.
Hester Shaw[]
Hester Shaw was initially Freya's competition over Tom. She describes her as selfish, wicked, and cold.[7]
Eventually, after the defeat of the Huntsmen, she becomes Freya's right-hand man through blackmail.[2]
Tom Natsworthy[]
Freya had a crush on Tom throughout Predator's Gold, but it evaporated near the end of the book.
As adults, the two are good friends.
Wren Natsworthy[]
The daughter of her right-hand man and good friend, Freya likes Wren as one of her pupils.
Trivia[]
- "Freya" is derived from the Old Norse word "Freyja" ("lady"). In Norse Mythology, she was the goddess of love, war, beauty, and death.[8]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Predator's Gold, Chapter 1: "Frozen North"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Predator's Gold, Chapter 35: "An Ark of Ice"
- ↑ Predator's Gold, Chapter 11: "Restless Spirits"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Predator's Gold, Chapter 15: "Hester Alone"
- ↑ Infernal Devices, Chapter 11: "Four Against Grimsby"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Predator's Gold, Chapter 8: "The Winter Palace"
- ↑ Predator's Gold, Chapter 32: "Valentine's Daughter"
- ↑ Freya - Behind the Name