Váli
Sign in to savethumb|An illustration of the Norse god Váli, from a late 17th century Icelandic manuscript
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- Part of
- Æsir
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Odin
- Mother
- Rindr
- Sibling
- Hermod
- Image
- Wali by C. E. Doepler.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Váli
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- Commons category
- Váli
- name in kana
- ヴァリ
- different from
- Vali
- native label
- Váli
- worshipped by
- Norse mythology
- facet of
- Norse mythology
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- Attestations
- Icelandic sources
- ''Gesta Danorum''
- Parentage
- Footnotes
- References
thumb|An illustration of the Norse god Váli, from a late 17th century Icelandic manuscript
In Norse mythology, Váli (Old Norse) or Boe or Bous (Latin) is a god and the son of the god Odin and Rindr (who is either a goddess herself or a human princess, depending on the sources). Váli has numerous brothers including Thor, Baldr, and Víðarr. He was born for the sole purpose of avenging Baldr, and does this by killing Höðr, who was an unwitting participant, and binding Loki with the entrails of his son Narfi. Váli grew to full adulthood within one day of his birth, and slew Höðr before going on to Loki. He is prophesied to survive Ragnarök.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Váli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.