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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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Minor Norse Characters

The majority of the characters here come from the Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga) and from the Eddas. So for the full story, read the Völsunga Saga.

Volsungs

Sigi

Sigi

Rerir

Rerir

Volsung

Volsung

Giukings (Niflungs)

Guttorm

Guttorm

For Niflung, see Hogni. For Hamdir, Sorli and Erp, see Gudrun.

Other Characters

Siggeir

Siggeir

Atli (Attila)

Atli (Attila)

Heimir

Heimir

Jormunrek

Jormunrek

Hreidmar

Hreidmar

Regin

Regin

Fafnir

Fafnir

Otter

Otter

For Rodingeir, see Rudiger.

The articles on Dwarves have been moved to a new page, titled Of Dwarves and Elves.

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Genealogy: Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflungs)

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Norse Heroes 1

Norse Heroes 1

The majority of these characters come from the Völsunga Saga, so for the full story, read Völsunga Saga . It should be noted that Wayland was the English name of the divine master smith, but he was famous for myths throughout the other Germanic ki...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Sigi

Sigi

Sigi was the son of Odin. He had murdered another hunter and thrall named Bredi who out-performed him. He left the body in the snowdrift. Sigi later became king of the Huns, and ruled in the kingdom called Hunland. He married and had a son named R...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Volsungs

Volsungs

Beginning Signy & Sigmund Death of Sigmund & Sinfjotli Beginning Sigi was a great hunter, yet was a thrall of Skadi named Bredi who had matched his prowess in hunting and bested him. In a jealous rage, he killed Bredi, hiding the body in a snowdri...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Genealogy

Genealogy

Norse Tradition German Tradition Norse Tradition German Tradition

March 29th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Volsunga Saga

Volsunga Saga

The Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga or Volsungasaga) was the story of love and betrayal, adventure and tragedy expanding over several generations, beginning with the son of Odin named Sigi. An unknown author from Iceland wrote the Volsunga Saga in th...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Norse Heroes 2

Norse Heroes 2

Norse Heroes 2 has articles of heroes who are not connected to the Volung-Nibelung cycle. Most of the characters in this page are the Skioldungs (Skjoldungs). The Skioldungs were known as the Scyldings in the Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf . The Skiold...

April 2nd, 2009 • Jimmy Joe
Norse Sagas

Norse Sagas

The word "saga" probably means "What is told". Norse sagas are similar to epics, but usually refer to works compiled in Iceland during the medieval period. A saga is usually a narrative, either in poems or prose, dealing with historical, legendary...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Other Asyniur

Other Asyniur

The following Asyniur were mentioned by Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda. Not much else is known about these goddesses. Gerd A mountain giantess who married Freyr . known for her great beauty. For more detail, see Giants, Gerd . Saga Not much is...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Sigurd and the Guikings

Sigurd and the Guikings

Sigurd , like his father (Sigmund) and grandfather Volsung , grew at a rapid pace, both in size and in strength. His stepfather (Alf) gave permission to Sigurd to select any horse he wished from his stable. Sigurd met an old man with one eye (Odin...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)

Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)

Below is the family of the three main families found in the Volsunga Saga - the Volungs, the Niflungs (or Nibelungs) and the House of Budli. Please note that in the First Lay of Gudrun (Poetic Edda), Gudrun had a sister named Gullrond. But in the ...

August 27th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe

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