In Old Norse, the Æsir are the principal gods of the Norse pantheon. Although the Vanir form another tribe containing gods, “Æsir” is often used in Old Nordic literature to represent the two...
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In Norse mythology, Njord is a Vanir god. He is the father of the god Frey and the goddess Freyja. Although he was married to the goddess Skaði in an ill-fated and loveless relationship, she was not...
Norse mythology says Kvasir was a poet and the wisest man in the nine realms. He was created when the two warring factions of Asgard and Vanaheim decided to call a truce. The two groups of gods...
Baldr (also known as Baldur or Balder) is the son of Odin and his wife, the goddess Frigg in Norse mythology. All gods and human beings loved him as he was so generous, handsome, and good. When...
In Norse mythology, Mimir is considered the wisest of the gods of Asgard. Mimir is the guardian of the well of wisdom called Mimisbrunnr in Old Norse. The name Mimir means the rememberer and is...
The Norse goddess Idun (or Iðunn, Idunna) is the wife of Bragi, the god of poetry. She is the guardian of the magical apples that maintain the youth and vigor of the Æsir, the gods of the most...