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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
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Otter

Otter was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Fafnir and Regin.

Otter had the ability to transform himself into an otter. Loki, seeing how beautiful the hide was, killed and skinned Otter. Loki wrapped the Otter's hide over his shoulders. When Odin, Hoenir and Loki came to Hreidmar's house, Hreidmar immediately realised that Loki had killed his son. Hreidmar bound the three gods.

Hreidmar told them that he would only release the two other gods, if Loki could pay a ransom for the gods' freedom. Loki stole the treasure from a dwarf named Andvari. When Hreidmar saw the treasure, his greed made him forget about the grief over the loss of his son. Fafnir killed his father and seized the treasure for himself.

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Otter, Otr.
Otr Hreiðmarsson.

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Hreidmar, Fafnir, Regin, Loki, Andvari. Völsunga Saga.

Jimmy Joe Timeless Myths

By Jimmy Joe

Minor Norse Characters:

  • • Atli (Attila)
  • • Fafnir
  • • Guttorm
  • • Heimir
  • • Hreidmar
  • • Hunding
  • • Jormunrek
  • • Lyngvi
  • • Mimir
  • • Otter
  • • Regin
  • • Rerir
  • • Siggeir
  • • Sigi
  • • Volsung
Hreidmar

Hreidmar

According to the Volsunga Saga , Hreidmar was a father to four sons - Otter, Fafnir and Regin. However, in the Reginsmal , an Eddaic poem from the Poetic Edda, Hreidmar was also the father of two daughters - Lofnheid and Lyngheid. Hreidmar was hos...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Loki

Loki

God of fire. Loki (Lopt) was the son of the giant Fárbautia (Farbautia, "Cruel-Striker") and the giantess Laufey ("Tree Island") or Nal. Loki was a brother of Byleist and Helblindi. Loki was married to Sigyn, he was father of Narfi (Narvi) and Val...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Andvari

Andvari

Dwarf in the Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga). Andvari had the remarkable ability to change himself into a salmon. Andvari possessed treasure that included several magic armours, such as the Helm of Awe and Gold Byrnie ( byrnie mean corselet or cuira...

August 17th, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Fafnir

Fafnir

Fafnir was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Otter and Regin . Once Hreidmar received the ransom (Andvari's treassure) from Loki, greed set in, in the entire family. Fafnir killed his father and drove Regin off, keeping the whole treasure for him...

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Loki

Loki

Loki: More Than the Norse Shapeshifter in Marvel Movies Loki, the god of mischief and trickery in Norse mythology, was probably the most devious character. He was one of the gods, yet he sought to undermine them any chance he got , just for the ch...

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Fenrir

Fenrir

Giant wolf. Fenrir was the offspring of Loki and the giantess Angerboda . Fenrir was also called Fenris. Snorri Sturluson also gave Fenrir another name, Vanargand. Fenrir grew so rapidly and in such gigantic proportions that the gods feared it. Th...

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Fafnir

Fafnir

Dragon. Fafnir was the son of Hreidmar, and brother of Regin and Otter . Originally, Fafnir was a human who was able to shape-shift. Fafnir gained possession of the treasure after killing his father. He drove his brother (Regin) away by changing h...

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Regin

Regin

In the Icelandic legend, Regin was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Fafnir and Otter . When Fafnir killed their father, he wanted the entire treasure for himself, so he drove Regin away. Not long after that, Fafnir was turned into a fearsome dra...

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Odin

Odin

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...

April 2nd, 2002 • Timeless Myths
Odin

Odin

Ruler of universe and leader of the Aesir. Odin was the son of the giants Bor and Bestla . He, along with his brothers, Ve (Lodur) and Vili (Hœnir) created the universe. When he and his brothers created the first man and woman, named Askr and Embl...

July 23rd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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