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Andhrimnir |
Andhrimnir is a cock that every night slaughter the boar Saehrimnir. The meat is given to the hungry warriors in Valhalla. Andhrimnir means 'the one with soot in his face' Eldhrimnir Saehrimnir
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Balder |
Balder is Odin and Frigg's son. He has a son, Forseti with his wife Nanna. He is beautiful and friendly. He is known for being killed. Balder means 'the glorious'. Breidablik Nanna Ringhornir 
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Bor |
Bor is son to Buri, a giant who was created when the cow Audhumbla licked at a stone. He is married to the giantess Betsla and the father of Odin, Vili and Ve. Bor means 'the son'. Betsla
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Bragi |
The skald Bragi is god of poetry and the husband of the lovegoddess Idun. Bragi spent a lot of time singing and drinking mead. He has a long beard and he is Odin and Gunnlod's son. Idun
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Buri |
Buri, who originally came from the stone the cow Audhumbla licked at, is the father of Bor, who is father to Odin, Vili and Ve. Buri means 'good-looking, great and huge'. Audhumbla
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Byggvir |
The god of bjuggbeer and bjuggcorn, Byggvir, is married to Beyla. He is Frey's servant and lives at Frey's farm Alfheim. His task is to take care of the world mill and it's grist. Alfheim Beyla
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Forseti |
Forseti, Balder and Nanna's son, is the god of justice. He is great on solving advanced quarrels and he is chosen to be the chairman at the aesir's thing. Forseti means 'the presiding one'. Glitnir
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Frey |
The vanir Frey is a fertilitygod and decides everything's rate of growth. He is Njord's son and Freya's brother. He is the god of passionate love and he is married to Gerd. They live together with his servants Beyla and Byggvir at Alfheim. Antler Alfheim Alves Barri Blodighofi Gerd Gullinbursti Ingwaz Jera Skidbladnir
Skrapp Slidrugtanni
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Heimdall |
Heimdall is the god of fire and the guardian of the Bifrost bridge. He sleeps less than a bird, he can hear the grass and see hundreds of miles away. He was given birth by nine wavedaughters. The name Heimdall means 'the world's glory'. Bifrost Gjallarhorn Gulltopp Himinbjorg Kenaz
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Hermod |
The brave Hermod is the son of Odin and Frigg. He was the one who got the task of Odin to ride down to Nifilhel to get Balder home when he had been shot by his brother Hodur. The name Hermod means 'the fast'.
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Hjuki |
Hjuki and his sister Bil have been sent up to the moon with a bowl full of mead. There they follow the moon on it's way around the earth. Their parents are Ivaldi and the disir Hildegun.
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Hodur |
Hodur is Odin and Frigg's blind son. He is known for shooting his brother Balder, with a mistletoearrow. The brothers becomes friends again after Ragnarok. Hodur means 'war'.
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Hoenir |
Hoenir is a handsome, but not so clever god. He was left to the vanirs along with the wise Mimir after the vanirwar. The vanirs take Hoenir to their leader, but when they finds out how stupid he is they kills Mimir.
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Magni |
Magni, son of Thor and the giantess Jarnsaxa is incredibly strong. Magni kills Nidhogg in Ragnarok which he survives with his brother Modi. The brothers inherits Mjollnir. Magni means 'the powerful'. Gullfaxi
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Meile |
Meile is Thor's relatively unknown brother. The name Meile means 'milestepper'.
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Modi |
Modi is Thor and Sif's son and brother to Magni. They both survive Ragnarok and takes Thor's powerful hammer Mjollnir with them. Modi means 'the brave'.
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Nep |
Nep is the father of the moongoddess Nanna, who is married to Balder. The name Nep means 'bitter cold'.
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Njord |
The vanir Njord rules the sea, conflagrations, winds and storms. He has ten children, most famous are Frey and Freya. He is Frigg's brother. He has been married to Skadi. Noatun
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Od |
Od has two beautiful daughters, Hnoss and Gersimi, with the pretty fertilitygoddess Freya. Some say that Freya cried golden tears when he left her. The name Od means 'the furious'.
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Odin |
The one-eyed Odin is the aesirs leader and the highest god. He is married to Frigg and have six sons and one daughter. Odin created the world and the first humans with his brothers. He is Bor's son. The name Odin means 'the furious'. Draupnir Feathercoat Freki Frigg Gambantein Geri Gladsheim Gungnir Heidrun Hugin Mimir's Well
Munin Sleipnir Valhalla
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Skirnir |
The vanir Skirnir is Frey's servant. Skirnir rides to Jotunheim to get the giantess Gerd for him. He gets Frey's horse, Blodighofi, as a reward. Skirnir means 'the beaming one'. Blodighofi
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Thor |
Thor, the god of thunder, is Odin and Frigg's oldest son. He is married to Sif and have the sons Modi and Magni and the daughter Thrud. He is strong and have temperament, but he is always fair. He is the protector of the farmers. The name Thor means 'the thunder one'. Bilskirnir Giants Irongloves Mengingjord Mjollnir Sif Tandgnistr Tandgrisner Thurisaz Trudvang
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Tjalfi |
The skillful runner Tjalfi is not an aesir, but a human boy. He lives in Bilskirnir with Thor and Sif. Roskva is his sister and Groa and Egil Skytten his parents. Tjalfi peronifies the arrow. Tjalfi means 'the little Tell'.
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Tyr |
The one-handed and very brave Tyr, son of Odin and Frigg, is the best soldier and leads the army of Asgard. His weapon is the sword. In Ragnarok he kills Garm. Tyr means 'god'. Tiwaz
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Ull |
The handsome god Ull is Thor's wife Sif's son. He is the god of huting and winter. He is often seen wearing his snowshoes. His major weapon is a long bow with a sunbeamarrow. Ull means 'the glorious'. Yew Dales
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Vali |
Vali is the son of Odin and the giantess Rind. He is often called Balders Revenger and he might have killed Hodur after he killed Balder. All brothers becomes friends again after Ragnarok.
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Ve |
Ve is Odin and Vili's brother and together they created the world. He is son of Bor and Betsla. He gave the first humans, Ask and Embla, their sight and hearing. Ve means 'holiness'.
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Vidar |
Vidar is son of Odin and Grid. He is quiet, strong and known for his ironshoes. He killed the Fenrir wolf in Ragnarok which he survived. Vidar means 'he from the forest'. Thicksole Vidi
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Vili |
Vili is son of Bor and Betsla and brother to Odin and Ve with whom he created the world. He gave the first humans, Ask and Embla, their intellect. Vili means 'will'.
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Aesirs 
Aesirgoddesses
