But it has also dove into the Norse mythology of the goddess Freya. Who had a chariot drawn by two giant cats. They had no names in the original, but modern versions have seen them named Bygul and ...

Freya could then have possibly been placed inside, and taken somewhere safer. "If it had been successful, there would be little chance of the animal getting stuck under water or damaging the ...

The 1300-lb. walrus had been a tourist attraction off Norway's coast for years but became a social media star in 2022 when she began sinking boats searching for the ideal sunbathing spot ...

Freya the walrus is pictured sitting on a boat in Frognerkilen in Oslo, Norway, on July 18. Authorities in Norway said on Sunday that they have euthanized the walrus that had drawn crowds of ...

Freya, a 1,300-pound walrus who spent the summer lolling about on boats and basking on piers in Oslo fjord, delighting many locals, has been killed by Norwegian authorities, who say she was a ...

Freya spent time in highly populated areas, where some people ignored warnings from officials to keep their distance, and would help herself onto boats, some of which she threatened to sink ...

Freya would have “sooner or later gotten out of the Oslofjord, which all previous experience has shown, so euthanasia was, in my view, completely unnecessary,” he wrote.

The decision to euthanize Freya the walrus has provoked public outrage and renewed longstanding concerns about how Norway treats its wildlife and natural resources. “This is Norway in a nutshell.

Last week, as the Oslo Fjord was basking in the sunshine and full of swimmers, boaters and children enjoying their last week of summer vacation, it had a visitor: a 1,300-pound walrus named Freya.