God of poetry. Bragi was the son of Odin and the giantess Gunnlod. Bragi married Idun, the goddess of spring and youth. Bragi was also the god of eloquence.
Bragi was one of the speakers (the other was Aegir) in the dialogue in Snorri's Edda called Skaldskaparmal ("Language of Poetry"), which related many tales of the Aesir and mankind.
Bragi was referred to as the long-bearded As.
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Brigit (Brigid) was the goddess of healing and fertility as well as the goddess of craft, especially of metalworking. Brigit was probably also the goddess of fire and poetry. She was the warrior goddess as well as the patron goddess of craftsmen. ...
Idun: The Goddess with Magic Apples Idun, the goddess of youthfulness and fertility , was one of the most interesting goddesses in Norse mythology. She was the one responsible for keeping the gods looking ‘young’ with her special apples. Those who...
Goddess of youth and spring. Idun (Idunn) was the keeper of the golden apples of youth that kept the gods young and immortal. In the Lokasenna , Loki accused Idun of sleeping with her brother's killer. Who Idun's brother was, we don't know. There ...
Odin: The Norse King of the Gods Odin was the chief of all the gods in Norse mythology. Because of his high status as king of the gods, he was also called the All-Father. He was a warrior, poet, and magician, and he ruled over the Aesir tribe of t...
God of light, rain, fertility and prosperity. Freyr was son of Njörd (Njord) and Njörd's nameless sister (possibly Nerthus ). Freyr was the brother of his twin sister Freyja . Like his father and sister, he was originally a Vanir, but he became an...
Baldur: The Tragedy of Odin’s Son Baldur, god of beauty, wisdom, and fairness, was the most beloved of all the gods in Norse mythology. He was also the most beautiful and likely the most important god in the Norse pantheon, the Aesir. He was one o...
Primeval god. Bor was the son of the giant Buri . Bor was probably more of a primeval god than a giant. Bor married a frost-giantess named Bestla and became the father of the three Aesir gods: Odin , Vili (Hoenir) and Ve .
Dying god. Balder (Baldr or Balðr) was the son of Odin and Frigg . He was brother of Höd (Hod). Balder married Nanna, the daughter of Nep. They had a son named Forseti . Balder dwelt in a palace called Breidablik with his wife, in Asgard. Balder w...
The Brisings or Bristlings were the name of the four dwarfs or dwarven brothers. They were named Alfrigg, Berling, Dvalin and Grer. The dwarfs were responsible for creating a beautiful gold necklace (some say it was a belt) known as the Brísingame...
Kvasir Shortly after the war between Aesir and Vanir , there was a hostage exchange between the two warring tribes. Kvasir , the wisest among the Vanir, joined Njörd and his son Freyr as hostages to the Aesir. Receiving these three gods gained Aes...