Post by GateKeeper on Sept 3, 2012 14:37:15 GMT
Aegir
God of the sea. Married to Ran and lives under the waves near the island of Hlesey.
Aesir
A group of warrior gods led by Odin who inhabit Asgard.
Balder
Son of Odin and Frigg. Known as a gentle and wise god. Killed accidentally by his brother Hod. Will return after Ragnarok.
Bolverk
The alias Odin adopted when disguised as a giant to win the mead of poetry.
Bor
Son of Buri and father of Odin, Vili and Ve.
Bragi
God of poetry and eloquence. Son of Odin and husband of Idun.
Buri
Ancestor of the gods. Created by the cow Audmula licking him from ice.
Day
Son of Night and Delling. Said to ride around the earth on his horse Skinfaxi.
Earth
Daughter of Night and Annar.
Einherjar
Band of dead warriors in Valhalla who await Ragnarok.
Eir
Goddess of healing
Fjorgyn
Lover of Odin and mother of Thor. Also referred to as Earth.
Forseti
God of Justice. Son of Balder and Nanna.
Freyja
Main goddess of the Vanir (fertility gods). Daughter of Njord and sister of Freyr.
Freyr
Important god of the Vanir. Son of Njord and brother of Freyja.
Frigg
Main goddess. Wife of Odin and mother of Balder.
Fulla
Goddess servant of Frigg.
Gangnrad
Pseudonym of Odin when he visits Vafthrudnir.
Gefion
Fertility goddess. Associated with the plough. Tricked the king of Sweden out of a tract of his land.
Grimnir
Pseudonym of Odin when he visits his foster son Geirrod, King of the Goths.
Gullveig
A Vanir goddess (probably Freyja) who is burned three times by the Aesir.
Harbard
Odin disguised as a ferryman when he wrangles with Thor.
Heimdall
Watchman of the gods and owner of the horn Gjall. Son of nine mothers. Often identified with Rig, the creator of three races of men.
Hermod
Son of Odin. Rode to Hel to try and rescue his brother Balder.
Hod
Son of Odin. A blind god who accidentally killed his brother Balder. he will return after Ragnarok.
Honir
A long-legged, indecisive god. Sent to the Vanir to seal the truce between them and the Aesir. He will survive Ragnarok.
Idun
Guardian of the golden apples of youth and wife of Bragi.
Lofn
Goddess of ilicit unions.
Loki
The sly, trickster god. Son of two giants. Also known as the Sly One, the Trickster, the Shape Changer and the Sky Traveller. Becomes increasingly more evil. He is responsible for the death of Balder. Bound until Ragnarok.
Magni
Son of Thor and the giantess Jarnsaxa. Will inherit Thor's hammer Mjollnir with his brother Modi after Ragnarok.
Mimir
Wise Aesir god. Sent to the Vanir to seal the truce between the two groups of gods. Killed by the Vanir, his head is kept by Odin.
Modgud
Maiden guardian of the bridge over the river Gjoll in Jotenheim.
Modi
Son of Thor and the giantess Jarnsaxa. Will inherit Thor's hammer Mjollnir with his brother Magni after Ragnarok.
Moon
Son of Mundilfari. Guides the moon on it's course.
Nanna
Wife of Balder and daughter of Nep.
Narvi
Also known as Nari. Son of Loki and Sigyn who was killed by his brother Vali.
Night
Daughter of Narvi and mother of Day. Rides around the earth on her horse Hrimfaxi.
Njord
A Vanir god associated with wind and sea. Husband of Skadi and father of Freyja and Freyr.
Norns
Urd "fate", Skuld "being" and Verandi "necessity". Three goddesses of destiny.
Od
Missing husband of Freyja who she constantly mourns for.
Odin
God of poetry, battle and death. Chief god of the Aesir. Also known as the "all-father", the "terrible one", "one-eyed" and "father of battle".
Ran
Wife of Aegir who dragged drowning men down with her net.
Rig
Pseudonym of Heimdall and the creator of three races of men.
Rind
Goddess and lover of Odin. Mother of Vali.
Saga
Goddess and drinking companion of Odin.
Sif
Wife of Thor whose golden hair was cut off by Loki.
Sigyn
Wife of Loki.
Sjofn
Goddess of human passion.
Sun
Daughter of Mundilfari and guide of the sun.
Syn
Goddess of the accused at trial.
Thor
God of Sky, thunder and fertility. Associated with law and order in Asgard and guardian of the gods. Son of Odin and Earth and husband of Sif. Also known as the "thunder god" and "charioteer".
Thrud
Daughter of Thor. Promised to the dwarf Alvis.
Tyr
War god. Son of Odin who sacrified his hand in the binding of Fenrir.
Ull
God of archery and skiing.
Vali
Son of Loki and Sigyn. Turned into a wolf and killed his brother Narvi.
Vali
Son of Odin and the giantess Rind. Conceived to avenge the death of Balder.
Valkyries
Beautiful women who carried dying warriors to Valhalla.
Vanir
Fertility gods.
Var
Goddess of marriage oaths.
Ve
Son of Bor and brother of Odin and Vili.
Vidar
Son of Odin and the giantess Grid who will avenge Odin's death after Ragnarok.
Vili
Son of Bor and brother of Odin and Ve.
Vor
Goddess who knows all.