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These are family trees of the Norse gods showing kin relations among gods and other beings in Nordic mythology. Each family tree gives an example of relations according to principally Eddic material however precise links vary between sources. In addition, some beings are identified by some sources and scholars.
Meili is mentioned in the eddic poem Hárbarðsljóð, where Thor calls himself Odin's son, Meili's brother, and Magni's father. In Gylfaginning , Nepr is the father of Baldur's wife Nanna . If this list is correct in giving Odin a son named Nep, and if that Nep is identical to the father of Nanna mentioned by Snorri, then Nanna would also be ...
Þjálfi and Röskva turn away in fear as Thor and Loki face the immense jötunn Skrymir in an illustration (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith.. In Norse mythology, Þjálfi (Old Norse: [ˈθjɑːlve]) and Röskva (O.N.: Rǫskva), also known as Thjalfi and Roskva, [1] are two siblings, a boy and a girl, respectively, who are servants of the god Thor.
Thor's Fight with the Giants (Tors strid med jättarna) by Mårten Eskil Winge (1872).. Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism.In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
The Germanic god Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature. Some of the names come from the Prose Edda list Nafnaþulur , and are not attested elsewhere, while other names are well attested throughout the sources of Norse mythology.
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
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The name Þorri has long been connected with that of Þórr, the name of the Norse thunder god Thor, or thunder personified. [ 3 ] A grandson of King Snow, and Frost before that, king Nór marries Hedda (Höddu) daughter of Svaða Jótun that may be seen as descending from the Scyldings , from the Kings of Lejre , the stronghold of the ...