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Divided between the Æsir and the Vanir, and sometimes including Jotun, the dividing line between these groups is less than clear.

Aegir
Andhrimnir
Astrild
Aurvandil
Baldur
Bor (god)
Bragi
Buri
Dagur
Delling
Eir
Elli
ForsetiForseti (which means "the presiding one") is the Norse Aesir god of justice, peace and truth. He is the son of Baldur and Nanna. His home is Glitnir, which means shining because its silver ceiling and golden pillars radiated light that could be seen from
FreyaSee Freya radar for German World War II radar. This article uses English names. Old Norse names are given in italics in parentheses''. Freya Freyja , the sister of Frey Freyr and the daughter of Niord Njrdr , is usually seen as the fertility goddess of No
FreyrFreyr is a very important god in Old Norse religion; not so much in Norse mythology as one might suppose, for there he actually appears in only one surviving story, but very much in the cult. Eddic traditions Freyr is a member of the Vanir, the male ferti
FriggIn Norse mythology, Frigg or Frigga was the mother goddess and the wife of Odin or Odr. Considered queen of the heavens, the goddess of motherhood, fertility, love and housework. Indeed strong parallels exist between Frigg and Freya of whom she may be a d
FullaIn Norse mythology, Fulla (or Fylla is one of the three handmaids of Frigg, together with Gna and Hlin. She is the one who takes care of Frigg's coffer and shoes. In a kenning gold is said "Fulla's ribbon". Her name is related to the adjective fullr that
GefjunIn Norse mythology, Gefjun ("giver"; also Gefjon Gefyon Gefn was a seeress and goddess, a member of both the Vanir and the Aesir. All women who die virgin are sent to her hall, and thus she is characterised as a goddess of virtue, yet she was also a ferti
HaenirHaenir in Norse mythology is an Aesir, son of the giants Bor and Bestla. Haenir (alternatively spelt Hoenir , is another name for the god Vili, and, unlike the other sons of Bor and Bestla, namely Odin and Ve, was to survive the end of the world, Ragnarok
HelHel was the goddess of the underworlds, Helheim and Niflheim, in Norse mythology. Odin threw Hel there and gave her authority over those who do not die gloriously in battle but of sickness or of old age. She has a body which is half black, half flesh-cove
Heimdall
Hermod
Hlim
Hod
Hönir
Holler
Huldra
Iduna
Jord
Kvasir
Laga
Lofn
Loki
Magni
Mani (god)
Miming
Mimir
Modi
Nanna
Nerthus
Niord
Nott
Odin
Óttar
Ran
Saga (mythology)
Sif
Sigyn
Sjofn
Snotra
Sol
Thor
Thrud
Tyr
Ull
Vali
Var
Ve
Vidar
Vile
Vor

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