"Borr Borr or Burr (Old Norse: 'son'; sometimes anglicized Bor, Bör or Bur) was the only son of Búri. Borr was the husband of Bestla, the father of Odin, Vili and Vé, and the grandfather of Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli in Norse mythology. Borr is mentioned in the fourth verse of the ""Völuspá"", a poem contained in the ""Poetic Edda"", and in the sixth chapter of the ""Gylfaginning"", part of Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"". Borr is not mentioned again in the ""Prose Edda"". In skaldic and eddaic poetry Odin is occasionally referred to as ""Borr's son"" but no further"
"Odin (comics) Odin is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is first mentioned in ""Journey into Mystery"" #85 (Oct. 1962), then first appears in ""Journey into Mystery"" #86 (Nov. 1962), and was adapted from the Odin of Norse mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He is the father of Thor and former king of Asgard. Sir Anthony Hopkins portrayed Odin in the 2011 superhero feature film, ""Thor"", and reprised his role in the 2013 and 2017 sequels, """", and """", respectively. Although Odin was first mentioned in ""Journey into Mystery"" #85"
"Thor has ""become Valhalla"". Odin (comics) Odin is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is first mentioned in ""Journey into Mystery"" #85 (Oct. 1962), then first appears in ""Journey into Mystery"" #86 (Nov. 1962), and was adapted from the Odin of Norse mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He is the father of Thor and former king of Asgard. Sir Anthony Hopkins portrayed Odin in the 2011 superhero feature film, ""Thor"", and reprised his role in the 2013 and 2017 sequels, """", and """", respectively. Although Odin was first mentioned in"
"with the story and show Hymir: the Ardre VIII image stone, the Hørdum stone, and the Gosforth Cross. A stone slab that may be a portion of a second cross at Gosforth also shows a fishing scene using an ox head for bait. The legend is also depicted on the Altuna Runestone, but its image does not show Hymir, possibly due to the narrow shape of that stone. Hymir In Norse mythology, Hymir is a giant, husband of the giantess Hroðr and according to the Eddic poem ""Hymiskviða"" the father of the god Týr (in other sources, Odin is Tyr's"
"Búri Búri (or Buri) was the first god in Norse mythology. He is the father of Borr and grandfather of Odin, Vili and Ve. He was formed by the cow Auðumbla licking the salty ice of Ginnungagap during the time of Ymir. The only extant source of this myth is Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"". Búri is mentioned nowhere in the ""Poetic Edda"" and only once in the skaldic corpus. In ""Skáldskaparmál"" Snorri Sturluson quotes the following verse by the 12th century skald Þórvaldr blönduskáld. The length of the u in the name is not explicitly marked in the manuscripts but"
"often used in an ASCII context or as an anglicization of ""Búri"". In the mainland Scandinavian languages ""Bure"" is used as a familiar form. Búri Búri (or Buri) was the first god in Norse mythology. He is the father of Borr and grandfather of Odin, Vili and Ve. He was formed by the cow Auðumbla licking the salty ice of Ginnungagap during the time of Ymir. The only extant source of this myth is Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"". Búri is mentioned nowhere in the ""Poetic Edda"" and only once in the skaldic corpus. In ""Skáldskaparmál"" Snorri Sturluson quotes the following"
"Fjörgyn and Fjörgynn In Norse mythology, the feminine Fjörgyn (Old Norse ""earth"") is described as the mother of the thunder god Thor, son of Odin, and the masculine Fjörgynn is described as the father of the goddess Frigg, wife of Odin. Both names appear in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. A number of theories surround the names, and they have been the subject of scholarly discourse. Fjörgyn is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"" poem ""Hárbarðsljóð"" stanza 56 and ""Völuspá"" stanza 56."
"Odin In Germanic mythology, Odin (; from , ) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most surviving information about the god, Odin is associated with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of the goddess Frigg. In wider Germanic mythology and paganism, Odin was known in Old English as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as ' or ', all stemming from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym . Odin is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of"
"Billingr In Norse mythology, Billingr (or Billing) is the father of a maiden (whose name is not provided) desired by Odin. According to stanzas 96-102 of the poem ""Hávamál"" from the ""Poetic Edda"", Odin was told by the maiden to meet her after nightfall when it would be safest and she would give herself to him, but when Odin returned he found the path blocked by warriors with swords and burning torches. When he came back at daybreak he discovered that the maiden was gone and had left a bitch tied to the bed in her place. In this way"
"This however has no basis in Norse mythology, where Loki is portrayed as the blood brother and occasionally foster brother of Odin. Sons of Odin Various gods and men appear as Sons of Odin or Sons of Wodan/Wotan or Sons of Woden in old Old Norse and Old High German and Old English texts. Four gods, Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli, are explicitly identified as sons of Odin in the Eddic poems, in the skaldic poems, in Saxo Grammaticus' ""Gesta Danorum"", and in the ""Gylfaginning"" section of Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"". But silence on the matter does not indicate that"
"Odin, are descendants of the jötnar. Norse myth traces the origin of the jötnar to the proto-being Ymir, a result of growth of asexual reproduction from the entity's body. Ymir is later killed, his body dismembered to create the world, and the jötnar survive this event by way of sailing through a flood of Ymir’s blood. The jötnar dwell in Jötunheimr. In later Scandinavian folklore, the ambiguity surrounding the entities gives way to negative portrayals. Old Norse ""jötunn"" (also ""jǫtunn"", see Old Norse orthography) and Old English ""eóten"" developed from the Proto-Germanic masculine noun *""etunaz"". Philologist Vladimir Orel says that"
"Þjazi In Norse mythology, Þjazi (; ; anglicized as Thiazi, Thjazi, Tjasse or Thiassi) was a giant. He was a son of the giant Ölvaldi, brother of giants Iði and Gangr, and the father of Skaði. His most notable misdeed was the kidnapping of the goddess Iðunn, which is related in both the ""Prose Edda"" and the skaldic poem ""Haustlöng"". According to ""Skáldskaparmál"", the gods Odin, Loki and Hœnir set out one day on a journey, traveling through mountains and wilderness until they were in need of food. In a valley they saw a herd of oxen, and they took"
"Hreiðmarr In Norse mythology, Hreiðmarr (anglicized as Hreidmar) is a sorcerer. He is featured in the ""Völsunga saga"" and in Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"". Hreiðmarr was the father of Regin, Fafnir, Ótr, Lyngheiðr and Lofnheiðr. He owned a house of glittering gold and flashing gems built by Regin and guarded by Fafnir. After Otr was accidentally killed by Loki, the Æsir repaid Hreiðmarr with Andvari's gold and the ring Andvaranaut, a magical ring that could create gold. However, Andvari had cursed the ring to bring misfortune and destruction to whoever else possessed it. Hreiðmarr ignored Loki's warnings about the curse"
"the dwarves and giants both possessed the Mead of Poetry before Odin obtained it, this kenning applies whether Billing is a dwarf or a giant. On the other hand, if Billing is a dwarf then his daughter would be one of the very few female dwarves in the mythology, while Odin's relations with giantesses are well attested throughout the Eddas. Billingr In Norse mythology, Billingr (or Billing) is the father of a maiden (whose name is not provided) desired by Odin. According to stanzas 96-102 of the poem ""Hávamál"" from the ""Poetic Edda"", Odin was told by the maiden to"
"Baldr Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Norse mythology, and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. He has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story. Compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, but based on much older Old Norse poetry, the ""Poetic Edda"" and the ""Prose Edda"" contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök. According to ""Gylfaginning"", a book"
"Sons of Odin Various gods and men appear as Sons of Odin or Sons of Wodan/Wotan or Sons of Woden in old Old Norse and Old High German and Old English texts. Four gods, Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli, are explicitly identified as sons of Odin in the Eddic poems, in the skaldic poems, in Saxo Grammaticus' ""Gesta Danorum"", and in the ""Gylfaginning"" section of Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"". But silence on the matter does not indicate that other gods whose parentage is not mentioned in these works might not also be sons of Odin. In various kennings Snorri also"
"Germanic peoples, including the Langobards. Forms of his name appear frequently throughout the Germanic record, though narratives regarding Odin are mainly found in Old Norse works recorded in Iceland, primarily around the 13th century. These texts make up the bulk of modern understanding of Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Odin is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded, frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir, and wearing a cloak and a broad hat. He is often accompanied by his animal companions and familiars—the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him information from all over —and rides"
"Sturluson proposes that the Norse gods were originally historical leaders and kings. Odin, the father of the gods, is introduced as a historical person originally from Asia Minor, tracing his ancestry back to Priam, the king of Troy during the Trojan War. As Odin travels north to settle in the Nordic countries, he establishes the royal families ruling in Denmark, Sweden and Norway at the time: Thus, while Snorri's euhemerism follows the early Christian tradition, the effect is not simply to discredit the divinity of the gods of a religion on the wane, but also (on the model of Virgil's"
"to his supposed master, but Harbard is actually Odin in disguise and there is no clear reference here to a son of Odin. The otherwise unrecorded Itreks-jod ""offspring of Ítrekr"" may be a reference to any of the sons of Odin, ""Ít-rekr"" ""glorious ruler"" being a name of Odin. Meili also appears in the eddic poem ""Hárbardsljód"" where Thor calls himself Odin's son, Meili's brother and Magni's father. In Snorri's ""Gylfaginning"" Ali is only another name for Vali and Nep is the father of Baldur's wife Nanna. If this list is correct in giving Odin a son named Nep, and"
"enemies by invoking the power of Odin. As one scholar notes regarding encounters between the Christian Anglo-Saxons and the invading pagan Scandinavians: The raven is a common iconic figure in Norse mythology. The highest god Odin had two ravens named Huginn and Muninn (""thought"" and ""memory"" respectively) who flew around the world bringing back tidings to their master. Therefore, one of Odin's many names was the ""raven god"" (""Hrafnaguð""). In ""Gylfaginning"" (c. 1220), the medieval Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson explains: Odin was also closely linked to ravens because in Norse myths he received the fallen warriors at Valhalla, and ravens"
"and the novel (1941–1942) by . Odin appears in Marvel Comics and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the king of Asgard and as the father of Thor and the adoptive father of Loki. In the comics, he was not drawn without his missing right eye for years. Odin makes an appearance in the mid-1990s Disney animated TV series ""Gargoyles,"" in its second-season episode ""Eye of the Storm,"" as one of Oberon's children, which results in Odin regaining his right eye, preserved earlier within the series's storyline as the Avalon-crafted ""Eye of Odin"" bejeweled and enchanted Third Race artifact. Neil"
"his place. Vili and Vé In Norse mythology, Vili and Vé are the brothers of the god Odin (from Old Norse ""Óðinn""), sons of Bestla, daughter of Bölþorn; and Borr, son of Búri: Old Norse means ""will"". Old Norse refers to a type of Germanic shrine; a vé. Vili and Vé, together with Óðinn, are the three brothers who slew Ymir — ending the primeval rule of the race of giants — and are the first of the Æsir. They are comparable to the three brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, of Greek mythology, who defeat the Titans. Of the three,"
"Víðarr In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse, possibly ""wide ruler"", sometimes anglicized as Vidar , Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr, and is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict which he is described as surviving. Víðarr is attested in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the ""Prose Edda"", written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and is interpreted as depicted with Fenrir on the Gosforth"
"Regin Reginn, often Anglicized as Regin or Regan, in Norse mythology, is a son of Hreiðmarr and foster father of Sigurd. His brothers are Fafnir and Ótr. When Loki mistakenly kills Ótr, Hreiðmarr demands to be repaid with the amount of gold it takes to fill Ótr's skin and cover the outside. Loki takes this gold from the dwarf Andvari, who curses it and especially the ring Andvaranaut. Fafnir kills his father for this gold, but eventually becomes a greedy dragon. Reginn gets none of the gold, but he becomes smith to the king and foster father to Sigurd, teaching"
"Odin, Freyja, or Thor. The majority of these mentions occur in the ""Poetic Edda"", compiled in the 13th century from traditional source material reaching into the pagan period, and the ""Prose Edda"", composed by Icelandic skald and politician Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Týr receives several mentions in the ""Poetic Edda"". Of the three poems in which Týr is mentioned—""Hymiskviða"", ""Sigrdrífumál"", and ""Lokasenna""—only the incomplete poem ""Hymiskviða"" features Týr in a prominent role. In ""Hymiskviða"", Týr says that his father, Hymir, owns a tremendous cauldron with which he and his fellow gods can brew fathoms of ale. Thor and"
"Vili and Vé In Norse mythology, Vili and Vé are the brothers of the god Odin (from Old Norse ""Óðinn""), sons of Bestla, daughter of Bölþorn; and Borr, son of Búri: Old Norse means ""will"". Old Norse refers to a type of Germanic shrine; a vé. Vili and Vé, together with Óðinn, are the three brothers who slew Ymir — ending the primeval rule of the race of giants — and are the first of the Æsir. They are comparable to the three brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, of Greek mythology, who defeat the Titans. Of the three, Óðin is"
"Odin is a playable God in the video game ""Smite"". Odin (オーディン, Óðinn) is playable character in ""Koei Tecmo's Warriors Orochi 4"". The ""Warriors Orochi"" series has Odin arrive in Orochi's dimensional realm to seize power, resulting in a struggle between him, Zeus and the Mystics. His weapon is gungnir. Odin In Germanic mythology, Odin (; from , ) is a widely revered god. In Norse mythology, from which stems most surviving information about the god, Odin is associated with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, sorcery, poetry, frenzy, and the runic alphabet, and is the husband of"
"Rindr Rindr (Old Norse) or Rinda (Latin) (sometimes Anglicized Rind) is a female goddess in Norse mythology, alternatively described as a giantess or a human princess from the east. She was impregnated by Odin and gave birth to the avenger of Baldr's death—in the Old Norse sources, Váli. Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"" refers to Rindr as the mother of Váli and one of the ásynjur (goddesses). The most detailed account is in Book III of the ""Gesta Danorum"", written by Saxo Grammaticus around the early 13th century. There she is called Rinda and is the daughter of the King of"
"with stones, which they do. Throughout the saga, elements of the supernatural are interwoven into the narrative. One recurring theme is the periodic appearance of Odin, the foremost among Norse deities, associated with “war, wisdom, ecstasy, and poetry.” He is typically depicted as a mysterious, hooded old man with one eye. Odin appears a number of times to assist characters with his magic and powers. At the start of the saga, he guides his son Sigi out of the underworld. He also sends a wish maiden to Sigi's son Rerir with an enchanted apple that finally allowed Rerir and his"
"Gram. Ótr In Norse mythology, Ótr (alternately: Ott, Oter, Otr, Ottar, Ottarr, Otter) is a dwarf. He is the son of the king Hreidmar and the brother of Fafnir and Regin. According to the Prose Edda, he could change into any form, and used to spend his days in the shape of an otter, greedily eating fish. Ótr was slain accidentally by Loki, who wanted to keep his pelt. Hreidmar demanded a large weregild for Ótr's death, namely to fill Ótr's skin with yellow gold, and to then cover it entirely with red gold. When the skin was covered, one"
"Annar In Norse mythology, according to the ""Gylfaginning"", Annar (Old Norse Annarr 'second, another') is the father of Jörð (Mother Earth) by Nótt (the Night). The form Ónar (Old Norse Ónarr 'gaping') is found as a variant. Annar/Ónar is also the name of a dwarf in the catalogue of dwarfs in the ""Völuspá"" that is repeated in the ""Gylfaginning"". In the pseudo-historical genealogy of Odin's ancestors in the introduction to Snorri Sturluson's ""Prose Edda"", a certain Athra is said to be he ""whom we call Annar"". What this refers to is unknown. (See Sceafa for discussion of the section of"
"Sæmingr Sæmingr was a king of Norway according to Snorri Sturluson's euhemerized accounts or Hålogaland. He was said to be the son of Odin or Yngvi-Freyr. According to the prologue of the ""Prose Edda"", Sæmingr was one of the sons of Odin and the ancestor of the kings of Norway and of the jarls of Hlaðir. Snorri relates that Odin settled in Sweden and: In the ""Ynglinga saga"", Snorri adds that Sæmingr's mother was Skaði: Sæmingr is also listed among the sons of Odin in the ""þulur"". But in the prologue of the ""Heimskringla"" Snorri mentions that according to a"
"Hymir In Norse mythology, Hymir is a giant, husband of the giantess Hroðr and according to the Eddic poem ""Hymiskviða"" the father of the god Týr (in other sources, Odin is Tyr's father and Hymir his maternal-grandfather -- but all sources agree that Tyr and Hymir are related). He is the owner of a mile-wide cauldron in which the Æsir wanted to brew beer; Thor, accompanied by Týr, obtained it from him. He has several daughters. ""Hymiskviða"" recounts how Thor and Týr obtain the cauldron from Hymir. His skull is unusually hard, and Thor breaks a cup by throwing it"