- Tyr – Mythopedia
Tyr with a sword and severed hand in a 1680 Icelandic edda manuscript Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Public Domain Family Tyr was either the son of Odin, the “All Father” and king of gods, or Hymir, a giant from an obscure section of the Poetic Edda called the Hymiskviða (the “Lay of Hymir”) While the latter text
- Norse Gods - Mythopedia
The Norse gods and goddesses are the array of deities honored by ancient Nordic worshipers They primarily came from two different tribes, the Aesir and the Vanir, but were united in their efforts to fight the jötnar, a tribe of giants dwelling in another realm of the world tree Yggdrasil
- Freya – Mythopedia
Freya was the arrestingly beautiful Norse goddess of blessings, love, and fertility A member of the Vanir tribe known for her skill in divination, she could be both a gentle ruler and a fierce warrior
- Poetic Edda: Lokasenna (Full Text) - Mythopedia
Loki spake: “Be silent, Tyr! for between two men Friendship thou ne’er couldst fashion; Fain would I tell how Fenrir once Thy right hand rent from thee ” Tyr spake: “My hand do I lack, but Hrothvitnir thou, And the loss brings longing to both; Ill fares the wolf who shall ever await In fetters the fall of the gods ”
- Heimdall – Mythopedia
Heimdall was also related to Tyr, Bragi, Hermod, and, Hodr Though Heimdall took no wives or divine consorts, he did reproduce with humans His anonymous children, according to the Rígsþula, were said to be the progenitors of the three classes of humankind Family Tree Parents
- Poetic Edda: Hymiskvitha (Full Text) - Mythopedia
The far-famed ones could find it not, And the holy gods could get it nowhere; Till in truthful wise did Tyr speak forth, And helpful counsel to Hlorrithi gave [4] “There dwells to the east of Elivagar Hymir the wise at the end of heaven; A kettle my father fierce doth own, A mighty vessel a mile in depth ”
- Frigg – Mythopedia
Frigg was the Norse goddess of motherhood and fertility, and possibly the namesake of Friday Wife of Odin, she was the undisputed queen of the gods and best known for her fierce dedication to her children
- Baldur – Mythopedia
These half-brothers included Thor, Vidarr, Tyr, Heimdall, Hermod, and Bragi Another half-brother, Váli, was conceived by Odin and the giantess Rindr after Baldur’s death in order to avenge him Another half-brother, Váli, was conceived by Odin and the giantess Rindr after Baldur’s death in order to avenge him
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