Skadi: Norse Goddess of Winter and the Hunt
Skadi (Old Norse: Skaði) is a jötunn who is also counted among the goddesses in Norse mythology. She hunts with a bow, travels on skis, and lives in the mountains….
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Idunn: The Norse Goddess Who Kept the Gods Young
Idunn (Old Norse Iðunn) is the Norse goddess who guards the apples that preserve the gods’ youth. According to the Prose Edda, the Æsir eat her apples when they begin…
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Njord: Norse God of the Sea, Wealth and Seafaring
Njord (Old Norse: Njörðr ) was a major Vanir god associated with the sea, favorable winds, seafaring, fishing, and wealth. In Gylfaginning , Snorri Sturluson says that sailors and fishermen…
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Freyr: Norse God of Fertility, Peace and Prosperity
Freyr was one of the most important Vanir gods in Norse mythology, associated with fertility, good harvests, peace, and prosperity. Snorri Sturluson describes him as a god who rules over…
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Heimdall: The Norse God Who Guards Bifröst and Warns of Ragnarök
Heimdall is the watchman of the Norse gods, stationed near Bifröst to detect approaching enemies and warn the gods when danger comes. The Old Norse sources give him extraordinary senses….
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Baldr: The Shining God Whose Death Changed the Norse World
Baldr is one of the most tragic figures in Norse mythology, a son of Odin and Frigg whose death becomes one of the great turning points in the story of…
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Tyr: The One-Handed Norse God of War and Courage
Tyr was one of the major gods of Norse mythology, best known for his courage, his connection with warfare, and the hand he lost while helping bind the wolf Fenrir….
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Frigg: Norse Goddess, Queen of Æsir, Wife of Odin, Mother of Baldr
Frigg is one of the most important goddesses in Norse mythology and the wife of Odin. She is closely associated with marriage, motherhood and fate, but the surviving sources present…
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Freyja: Norse Goddess of Love, War and Seiðr Magic
Freyja was one of the most prominent goddesses in Norse mythology, associated with love, desire, seiðr, and the dead of battle. A member of the Vanir and the daughter of…
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Loki in Norse Mythology: Trickster, Shapeshifter, Enemy of the Gods
Loki is one of the most unpredictable figures in Norse mythology. He is usually described as a trickster and shapeshifter, but the surviving myths present a far more complicated character….
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Thor: Norse God of Thunder, Mjölnir and Viking-Age Worship
Thor is one of the best-known gods of Norse tradition. The son of Odin and Jörð, husband of Sif, and a major member of the Æsir, he is most closely…
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Odin: All-Father, Chief of the Norse Gods and God of Wisdom
Odin was one of the most powerful and complex gods in the Norse world. He is best known as the All-Father, a god associated with wisdom, war, death, poetry, magic,…
