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Norse Deities

A place to read up on the associations with the many deities we come across.

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Norse Deities

Postby Branwen on Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:14 am

Balder -
The God of peace, light and beauty. The son of Frigg and Odin. The husband of Nanna.

Bergelmir -
The father of all frost giants.

Bestla -
The wife of Bor. Mother to Ve, Vili and Odin. A Giantess.

Bor -
Father of Odin, Vili and Ve. Husband of Bestla and the son of Buri.

Bragi -
Husband of Idun and a God of poetry.

Buri -
Father of Bor. The first God.

Dag (Dagr) -
Son of Nott and Delling. Half brother of Jord and Aud. The God of the daytime.

Dellinger (Delling) -
Father of Dag. A God of the dawn.

Forseti -
Son of Nanna and Balder. A God of justice and truth.

Frey (Freyr) -
Son of Njord and Skadi and twin brother of Freya. Husband of Gerd. A God of fertility, the sun and prosperity. King of the light elves.

Freya (Freyja) -
Daughter of Njord and Skadi, twin sister of Frey. Wife of Odr. A Goddess of fertility, love and battle.

Frigga (Frigg)-
The wife of Odin. Goddess of married love and motherhood.

Heimdall -
Another God of dawn and also the guardian of Asgard.

Hel (Hela) -
Queen of Niflheim (the underworld) and a Goddess of death.

Idun -
Wife of Braggi. A Goddess of spring and youth.

Jord -
An earth Goddess.

Loki -
Husband of Sigyn. An Ettin (Elemental) of fire and mischief.

Mani -
A Moon God.

Nanna -
Mother of Forseti and wife of Balder.

Niord (Njord) -
A God of the sea, wealth, commerce and the summer.

Norns -
The three Norse Goddesses of destiny (Urd, Verdande and Skuld). Maintainers of the World Tree, Yggdrasil.

Nott -
Mother of Aud (by Naglfari), Jord (by Annar) and Dag (by Dellinger). A Goddess of the night.

Odin (Wodan, Wotan) -
God of wisdom war and poetry. Husband of Frigg.

Skadi -
Wife of Niord. A Goddess of winter.

Thor -
Husband of Sif. A God of thunder, war and farming.

Tyr -
Son of Odin. A God of war and justice.

Uller (Ullr) -
Son of Sif. A God of the hunt.

Vali -
Son of Odin. A God of revenge.

Ve -
Brother of Vili and Odin. A God of creation.

Vidar -
Son of Odin. Another God of revenge.

Vili -
Brother of Odin and Ve. Another God of creation.



Sources:

http://www.dreamwater.org/moonshae/misc/Norse.htm

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Norse+deity

http://members.tripod.com/~waterdragon/norse.html

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Norse+deities

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Norse+deity

For Norse mythology and the Norse creation myth:

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/creation.html

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/mythology/14284

http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Reli ... n_myth.htm
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Postby Branwen on Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:14 am

The Nine Worlds:

Asgard: Home of the Gods.

Vanaheim: World of primal water. Also where lesser Gods live.

Alfheim: Home of light elves and good spirits. A world of light and air.

Jotunheim: A world of storms.

Muspelheim: The home of killer giants. A world of primal fire.

Hel: The Underworld, ruled by Hella.

Svartalheim: A subterranean world.

Niflheim: The Shadow World.

Midgard: The home of Humans.
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