Norse gods

right|thumb|upright=1.3|''Thor's Fight with the Giants (Tors strid med jättarna) by (1872). Thor (from ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, storms, strength, protection, fertility, and farmers. Besides Old Norse , the deity occurs in Old English as ', in Old Frisian as '', in Old Saxon as , and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym ', meaning 'Thunder'.

thumb|Odin, in his guise as a wanderer, as imagined by Georg von Rosen (1886)

Loki is a god in Norse mythology. He is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to the goddess Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi or Nari and Váli. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir and the world serpent Jörmungandr. In the form of a mare, Loki was impregnated by the stallion Svaðilfari and gave birth to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir.

thumb|right|"Each arrow overshot his head" (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith. Baldr (Old Norse also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, he is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was known in Old English as ', and in Old High German as ', all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym ('hero' or 'prince').

thumb|One-handed Týr, by Lorenz Frølich (1895)

thumb|upright=1.5|Heimdallr brings forth the gift of the gods to humanity (1907) by Nils Asplund

thumb|300px|17th-century Icelandic illustration of Njörðr

thumb|The Rällinge statuette from [[Södermanland, Sweden, believed to depict Freyr, Viking Age]] In Norse mythology, Freyr (Old Norse: "(the) Lord") is the god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house. According to Adam of Bremen, Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was "the most renowned of the æsir",

right|thumb|Bragi is shown with a harp and accompanied by his wife Iðunn in this 19th-century painting by [[Nils Blommér.]] Bragi (Old Norse) is a figure in Norse mythology, and the god of poetry according to Snorri. The Prose Edda, Lokasenna and Grettis saga all portray him as the husband of the goddess Iðunn.

thumb|Höðr fatally shoots Baldr, his hand guided by [[Loki; illustration by George Wright (1908)]] Höðr ( , Latin Hotherus; often anglicized as Hod, Hoder, or Hodur) is a god in Norse mythology. The blind son of Odin, he is tricked and guided by Loki into shooting a mistletoe arrow that kills the otherwise invulnerable Baldr.

thumb|''The Nixie (folklore)|Neck and Ægir's Daughters'' by [[Nils Blommér (1850), based on a poem by Arvid August Afzelius.]] In Norse mythology, Ægir (anglicised as Aegir, Old Norse: 'sea'), Hlér (Old Norse: 'sea'), or Gymir (Old Norse less clearly: 'sea' or 'engulfer'), is a jötunn and personification of the sea. In the Old Norse record, Ægir hosts the gods in his halls and is associated with brewing ale. Ægir and his wife Rán, a goddess who also personifies the sea, and together the two produced nine daughters who personify the sea waves, and Ægir's son is Snær, who personifies the snow. Æ

thumb|upright|Forseti, 1680thumb|Forseti Seated in Judgment (1881) by Carl Emil Doepler

thumb|right|300px|A depiction of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart by W. G. Collingwood, 1908, inspired by the [[Gosforth Cross]] In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: , possibly "wide ruler", sometimes anglicized as Vidar , Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr and is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict he is described as surviving. Víðarr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier tradition

thumb|Figure on skis and with a bow, possibly Ullr, on the 11th-century Böksta Runestone thumb|upright|The coat of arms of Ullensaker displays Ullr as a charge.

thumb|A 19th century depiction of Odin finding Mímir's beheaded body ([[Poetic Edda by Erik Brate)]]

thumb|110px|Hœnir in an illustration from a 17th-century Icelandic manuscript In Norse mythology, Hœnir (also Hǿnir; modern Icelandic , modern Swedish ) is one of the Æsir. He is mentioned in Vǫluspá as one of the three gods (along with Odin and Lóðurr) that created the first humans.

thumb | right In Norse mythology, Borr or Burr (Old Norse: 'borer' sometimes anglicized Bor, Bör or Bur) was the son of Búri. Borr was the husband of Bestla and the father of Odin, Vili and Vé. Borr receives mention in a poem in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, and in the Prose Edda, composed in the 13th century by Icelander Snorri Sturluson. Scholars have proposed a variety of theories about the figure.

thumb|Búri is licked out of a salty ice-block by the cow Auðumbla in this illustration from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript. In Norse mythology, Búri (Old Norse: ) is a divinity god 'producer, father' of all other gods, and an early ancestor of the Æsir gods of the principal pantheon in Old Norse religion. Búri was licked free from salty rime stones by the primeval cow Auðumbla over the course of three days. Búri's background beyond this point is unattested, and he had a son, Borr, by way of an unknown process. Búri is attested in the Prose Edda, composed in the 13th century by Icelander

thumb|An illustration of the Norse god Váli, from a late 17th century Icelandic manuscript

thumb|right|250px|Hermóðr rides to Hel on Sleipnir. He meets Hel and Baldr. From the 18th century Icelandic manuscript NKS 1867 4to. Hermóðr (Old Norse: , "war-spirit"; anglicized as Hermod) is a figure in Norse mythology, a son of the god Odin and brother of Baldr.

thumb|A depiction of Máni and Sól (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.

In Norse mythology, Kvasir (Old Norse: ) was a being born of the saliva of the Æsir and the Vanir, two groups of gods. Extremely wise, Kvasir traveled far and wide, teaching and spreading knowledge. This continued until the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar killed Kvasir and drained him of his blood. The two mixed his blood with honey, thus creating the Mead of Poetry, a mead which imbued the drinker with skaldship and wisdom, and the spread of which eventually resulted in the introduction of poetry to mankind.

In Norse mythology, Dellingr (Old Norse possibly "the dayspring" or "shining one") is a god. Dellingr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Dellingr is described as the father of Dagr, the personified day. The Prose Edda adds that, depending on manuscript variation, he is either the third husband of Nótt, the personified night, or the husband of Jörð, the personified earth. Dellingr is also attested in the legendary saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. Sc

thumb|Ódr and Freyja in: Óðr once again begins another journey, leaving Freyja distressed by [[Carl Emil Doepler 'The Elder' (1882).]]

thumb|260px|Dagr (1874) by Peter Nicolai Arbo Dagr (Old Norse 'day') is the divine personification of the day in Norse mythology. He appears in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Dagr is stated to be the son of the god Dellingr and is associated with the bright-maned horse Skinfaxi, who "draw[s] day to mankind". Depending on manuscript variation, the Prose Edda adds that Dagr is either Dellingr's son by Nótt, the personified night, or Jörð, the personified Earth. O

thumb|330px|Odin, Lóðurr, and [[Hœnir create the first humans, Askr and Embla.]] Lóðurr (Old Norse: ; also Lodur or Lodurr) is a god in Norse mythology. In the poem , he is assigned a role in animating the first humans, but apart from that he is hardly ever mentioned, and remains obscure. Scholars have variously identified him with Loki, Vé, Vili, and Freyr, but consensus has not been reached on any one theory.

In Norse mythology, Meili (Old Norse: ) is a god, son of Odin and Jörð, and brother of the god Thor. Meili is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In the nafnaþulur, a section at the end of the Prose Edda that may be later, he is named as a son of the god Odin. No additional information is provided about Meili in either source.

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Norse gods

In Nordic mythology, Naglfari is the father of Auðr by the personified night, Nótt. Naglfari is attested in a single mention in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson) book Gylfaginning, where he is described as one of a series of three husbands of Nótt, and that the couple produced a son, Auðr. No additional information is provided about Naglfari.

thumb|right|300px|"Rig in Great-grandfather's Cottage" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood

Character in Norse mythology

In Norse mythology, Ítreksjóð (Old Norse) is a son of Odin and a god. Ítreksjóð is attested in one of the Nafnaþulur verses at the end of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, where he is numbered among the Æsir and listed as one of Odin's sons. Ítreksjóð is sometimes modernly anglicized as Itreksiod or Itreksjod.

In Norse mythology, according to the Gylfaginning, Annar (Old Norse Annarr 'second, another') is the father of Jörð (Mother Earth) by Nótt (the Night). The form Ónar (Old Norse Ónarr 'gaping') is found as a variant.

In Norse mythology, Glenr (Old Norse" , "opening in the clouds") is the husband of the goddess Sól, who drives the horses of the sun across the sky. It is stated that they were married on the order of Sól's parent Mundilfari.

Lytir (Old Norse Lýtir) is considered a god in Norse mythology and Norse paganism. His name is either related to the Old Norse word hlutr, meaning "lot, share, foretell" or lýti meaning blemish. If the former meaning is assumed, then priests of Lytir would probably have been spámaðr or fortune-tellers. Supporting this etymology is a story about Lytir in Hauks þáttr hábrókar (in the Flateyjarbók) during which a Swedish king consults the god. Lytir's ceremonial wagon was taken to a sacred place where the god entered it and then taken back to the king's hall, where it was used to answer questions

In Norse mythology, Nepr (anglicized as Nep) is the father of the goddess Nanna, according to Snorri Sturluson's Gylfaginning (32, 49) only.