Odin Thor

Odin is the chief god in Norse Thor is the god of thunder, storms,
mythology and part of the Æsir strength and fertility. He is part of
pantheon. He is the king of Asgard. the Æsir pantheon. He is the son of
Odin and married to the goddess Sif.
Odin is the god of wisdom, poetry,
death and magic. Thor wields a magical hammer
called Mjolnir which is so powerful
Also known as the All-Father, it is it can destroy mountains. He is able
believed that he gave up one of his to summon thunder and lightning
eyes in order to gain understanding using his hammer in battle against
of the universe. He is also often his enemies. Vikings believed that a
accompanied by two ravens who help thunderstorm was a sign that Thor
him see everything. was angry.
He rides into battle upon an eight- Thor also has incredible strength
legged horse called Sleipnir and and is a mighty warrior. There are
wields the mighty spear Gungnir, many tales of his battles, including
with which he never misses his target. with the giant serpent Jörmungandr
He is married to the goddess Frigg during Ragnarök – the final battle
and is the father of many gods, of the gods.
including Thor and Baldr.
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Loki Frigg
Loki is the god of mischief and chaos. Frigg, or Frigga, is the goddess of
He is known for playing tricks on motherhood and the sky, the wife of
the other gods. He is part of the Æsir Odin and mother of Baldr and Hodr.
pantheon. She is part of the Æsir pantheon.
Loki is shown in the tales to only care Many of the stories surrounding
for himself and life’s pleasures though Frigga are about her family role,
he is also sometimes shown as playful alongside her husband and children.
and as helping the other gods (but She is shown to be strong-willed and
only if it helps him by doing so). protective of those she loves.
He is able to change his shape to that Frigga is usually depicted as a
of other living creatures, such as a beautiful woman in peaceful
mare, fly, salmon and a falcon. backgrounds, showing her
calm nature.
He is married to the goddess Sigyn
and is the father of Hel, the giant Her symbols include the full moon,
serpent Jörmungandr and the giant the spinning wheel, mistletoe and
wolf Fenrir. silver, which are often included in
images of her.

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 Freya Freyr
Freya, or Freyja, is the goddess of Freyr, or Frey, is the god of fertility
love, war and death. She is the and prosperity. He is the son of the
daughter of the god Njord and has a god Njord and twin brother of the
twin brother, Freyr. He is part of the goddess Freya. He is part of the
Vanir pantheon. Vanir pantheon.
Freya is often shown riding in her Freyr rules over the rain and shining
chariot which is pulled by two of the sun and therefore is responsible
cats and has a cloak made from for the growth of crops in the fields.
falcon feathers. Vikings would pray to Freyr in
the hope of a strong crop growing
Freya rules over the heavenly field, each year.
Fólkvangr, where she welcomes those
who died in battle but did not go Freyr rides the shining boar
to Valhalla. Gullinbursti and owns the magical
ship Skidbladnir, which can fold
Freya is married to the god Od down and be carried in a pouch when
although he is absent a lot of the not being used.
time. Because of this, Freya is said
to weep tears of red gold as she
searches for him.
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Baldr Heimdall
Baldr, or Baldr, is the god of light Heimdall is the guardian of the
and purity. He is the son of Odin and gods. He watches over the Bifrost –
Frigg and the brother of Thor and the rainbow bridge which leads to
Hodr. He is part of the Æsir pantheon. Asgard. He lives in a fortress which
sits at the top of the Bifrost where he
Baldr is said to be so bright that
keeps watch. He is the son of Odin
light shines from him and he is so
and part of the Æsir pantheon.
beautiful that flowers bow to him.
Heimdall has incredibly strong
In Norse tales, Baldr was unable to be
hearing and vision. He keeps watch
hurt by anything in existence, except
for approaching enemies and uses his
for mistletoe. The gods would amuse
mighty horn, Gjallarhorn, to summon
themselves by trying their weapons
the other gods from across all nine
on Baldr and seeing them fail to
worlds to battle if needed.
hurt him.
In tales, Heimdall is believed to have
used his horn to sound an incoming
invasion to Asgard at the beginning
of Ragnarök.

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 Týr Njord
Týr is the god of single-handed Njord is god of the sea and is part of
combat, justice and law. He is the Vanir pantheon.
the son of Odin and part of the
Æsir pantheon. Njord is also associated with wealth
and Vikings would often describe rich
Týr is one of the main Norse gods people as being ‘as rich as Njord’.
along with Odin and Thor, as people
would pray to Týr in the hope of Vikings believed that whenever Njord
being victorious in battle. was angry or sad, storms would
rage at sea. Vikings would pray to
Týr is shown as having one hand Njord in the hope of a safe journey on
after the other was bitten off by their voyages.
the giant wolf Fenrir while trying
to tame it as a pup. This sacrifice Njord is the father of the twins Freya
shows Týr as a heroic figure willing and Frey and married to the giant
to put himself in danger in order to goddess Skadi.
protect others.

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Skadi Sif
Skadi is the goddess of winter, Sif is the goddess of the earth, homes
mountains and skiing. She is a jötunn and crops. She is the wife of Thor and
(giant) and lives in the highest of part of the Æsir pantheon.
the mountains where the snow
never melts. Sif has long golden hair which
represents fields of golden wheat.
Skadi is a huntress and is often Vikings believed she would travel
shown with her hunting bow, skis around seeking families and farms
and occasionally with snow shoes. where she would protect crops from
cold winds and winters.
She was once married to the god
Njord. Odin allowed her to marry In one tale, the trickster god Loki cut
one of the gods but only by looking off Sif’s hair as she slept. When she
at their feet. Thinking they belonged woke and saw her hair was gone, she
to the beautiful god Baldr, Skadi wept and the fields of crops that she
chose the shapeliest feet which protected flooded. Thor demanded
actually belonged to the sea-ravaged Loki find a way to make amends and
god Njord. had the dwarves of Nidavellir make
her a cap of floor-length hair.

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 Bragi Hel
Bragi is the god of poetry, music Hel is the goddess of the underworld.
and wisdom. He is renowned for She is the daughter of Loki and
his wisdom, fluency of speech and regarded as highly dangerous.
skill with words. He is part of the
Æsir pantheon. Hel is often shown as having half the
face of a beautiful woman and half
Bragi has a long beard and runes the face of a monster. She is greedy
marked on his tongue. He plays music and cruel and unconcerned with the
and recites poetry in the halls of problems of others.
Valhalla, greeting fallen warriors as
they enter the afterlife. He also travels She rules over the underworld realm,
between the nine worlds, singing of also called Hel, the ninth of the nine
peace and working together. worlds, which lies at the roots
of Yggdrasil.
Bragi is married to the beautiful
goddess Idun. Hel watches over the dead who arrive
and dwell in the underworld.

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Idun Vidar
Idun is the goddess of the spring, Vidar, or Vitharr, is the god of
new life and youth. She is the wife vengeance. He is the son of Odin and
of the god Bragi. She is part of the the brother of Thor. He is part of the
Æsir pantheon. Æsir pantheon.
Idun is often shown as a beautiful Vidar is very powerful and one of the
young woman carrying a basket of mightiest of the gods – only Thor is
fruit. The fruit she carries grants stronger than him. He wears a pair
immortality and her power keeps the of magical shoes that are incredibly
gods of Asgard youthful. strong and they helped him defeat the
giant wolf Fenrir during Ragnarök.
In one tale, the god Loki turns into
an eagle and steals Idun away. Her Vidar is sometimes known as ‘Vidar
absence causes the gods to turn old the Silent’, which may show that
and grey and Loki is ordered to return Vidar took a vow of silence as part of
her to Asgard. his role as the god of vengeance.

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