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Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886). Odin (/ ˈ oʊ d ɪ n /; [1] from Old Norse: Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, victory, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and ...
In these sources, the relationship with Bestla is established but the exact line of parents back to Ymir, progenitor of all jötnar, is not.[5] ^ In Völuspá 18, Hœnir is listed as one of the three gods who created the first humans, Ask and Embla, along with Lóðurr and Odin, while in Snorri Sturluson 's account, it is Odin, Vili and Vé.
Odin the Wanderer (the meaning of his name Gangleri); illustration by Georg von Rosen, 1886 Odin ( Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology . The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar , particularly in the Old Norse record.
Odin's sons are Baldr and Meili, Vidar and Nep, Vali, Ali, Thor and Hildolf, Hermod, Sigi, Skiold, Yngvi-Freyr and Itreksiod, Heimdall, Sæming. This list includes: the 4 gods who are most widely attested as sons of Odin (Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli; see above); 2 other gods mentioned as sons of Odin in kennings in Skáldskaparmál ...
Valhalla (1896) by Max Brückner in a scenic backdrop for Richard Wagner 's Der Ring des Nibelungen. In Norse mythology, Valhalla (/ vælˈhælə / val-HAL-ə, US also / vɑːlˈhɑːlə / vahl-HAH-lə; [1] Old Norse: Valhǫll [ˈwɑlhɒlː], lit. 'Hall of the Slain') [2] is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by ...
Asgard. In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; "enclosure of the Æsir ") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be referred to indirectly in some of these sources. It is described as the fortified home of the ...
A depiction of Óðinn, Vili, and Vé creating the world by Lorenz Frølich. In Norse mythology, Vili (/ ˈ v ɪ l i / VILL-ee; Old Norse: ) and Vé (/ ˈ v eɪ / VAY; O.N.: ) are the brothers of the god Odin (from Old Norse Óðinn), sons of Bestla, daughter of Bölþorn; and Borr, son of Búri.
Three figures on the Skog tapestry; they have been interpreted as the Norse gods Odin (one eye), Thor (hammer in hand) and Freyr. Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.