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Pages in category "Norse gods" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ægir; Almáttki áss; Annar;
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia as the Nordic folklore of the modern period.
Odin (Old Norse Óðinn) is a widely attested god in Germanic mythology. The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar , particularly in the Old Norse record. List
These are family trees of the Norse gods showing kin relations among gods and other beings in Nordic mythology. Each family tree gives an example of relations according to principally Eddic material however precise links vary between sources. In addition, some beings are identified by some sources and scholars.
The extant sources for Norse mythology, particularly the Prose and Poetic Eddas, contain many names of jötnar and gýgjar (often glossed as giants and giantesses respectively).
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( March 2016 ) Norse mythology includes a diverse array of people, places, creatures, and other mythical elements.
The Germanic god Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature.Some of the names come from the Prose Edda list Nafnaþulur, and are not attested elsewhere, while other names are well attested throughout the sources of Norse mythology.
This list includes: the 4 gods who are most widely attested as sons of Odin (Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli; see above); 2 other gods mentioned as sons of Odin in kennings in Skáldskaparmál (Hermóðr and Heimdall; see above); 4 men who are the origin of Scandinavian royal dynasties (Sigi, Skjöldr, Yngvi and Sæmingr; see below).