Fenja and Menja turned against Friðfróði after he refused them rest at the mill Grotti. In the Grottasöngr, they grind out an invading army to punish his cruelty, ending his reign.
Mýsingr raided Friðfróði's hall and killed the Danish king, ending Fróði's Peace. The giantesses Fenja and Menja had summoned Mýsingr by grinding vengeance on the mill Grotti.
Friðfróði enslaved the giantesses Fenja and Menja, forcing them to grind the mill Grotti without rest. Their servitude produced gold and peace for Denmark until they ground out vengeance instead.
Fjölnir drowned in a vat of mead while a guest at Friðfróði's great feast in Denmark. Þjóðólfr's Ynglingatal commemorates the Yngling king's death in Fróði's hall.
Friðfróði owned the magic mill Grotti and commanded the giantesses Fenja and Menja to grind gold and peace on it. The mill's power was the source of Fróði's legendary prosperity.
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