Ragnarok Era Dramatis Personae
Ægir — the sea jötunn husband to Rán
Ælfhere — jarl of the Waegmundings; a Sviar
Agautr — a prince of the Odlingar, brother to Sten and to Herja
Agilaz Farshot / Agilaz Wadeson — a Kven hunter who joined the Hasdingi Ás Clan and became a thegn to Hadding; father of Hermod, husband to Olrun
Alci Gundericson — jarl of the Godwulfs and brother to Hadding
Alf Alrekson — an Yngling king; one of the kings of Uppsalir
Álf the Bragning — a prince of the Bragnings, raised as a draug by Grimhild
Alrek Agneson — one of two brothers who shared the throne of Uppsalir before they slew each other
Altvir — Volund’s wife, a valkyrie
Amelias — a smith to Nidud
Andvari — a dverg craftsman who went into exile because of the maddening jealousy his creations evoked in his kin; son of Hreidmar
Angantyr Arngrimson — the eldest son of Arngrim, a berserk, and wielder of Tyrfing until slain by Hjalmar
Annar Ótmarson — jarl of the Athra; Odin’s cousin
Arnbjorn Radmundrson — jarl of the Itrmanni
Arngrim — one of the last surviving royal Döglinar, Hervor’s grandfather
Ásagrimmr — a title of Odin meaning “Lord of the Æsir”
Astolfo — Roland’s cousin
Astrid — a thrall held in the dverg mines of Nidavellir
Audr Nóttson — a Lof prince who betrayed his people to gain power from Nótt
Aurgelmir — the progenitor of the frost jötunn bloodline
Axe, the — an old raider who fought many wars in the North Realms; a Sviar
Bedvig Magison — jarl of the Skaldun clan
Bestla — Odin’s mother, a woman of the Athra Ás clan, sister to Annar’s father Ótmar
Bjore Bentson — a Hasding warrior
Bodvild Nidudsdotter — the princess of Njarar
Borr Burison — former jarl of the Wodanar, father to Odin, Vili, and Vé
Bragi Bluefoot — a famed skald
Bragi Halfdanson — founder of the Bragnings; he left his people to marry Idunn and was given immortality among the Vanir, becoming worshipped as the god of poetry; the only son of Halfdan the Old still living
Brynhild Grimrsdottir — the daughter of Grimr Ketilson, who was sent to foster with Heimir of Hlymdalir
Carr Völsungson — one of Sigmund’s brothers
Colborn Völsungson — one of Sigmund’s brothers
Durin — a dverg prince
Dvalin — a dverg prince, Volund’s mentor
Ecgtheow — a Wægmunding (a Sviar clan) thegn to King Gylfi of Dalar
Eikkr Yngvison — The younger son of Yngvi
Einar — an Yngling karl
Eir — völva to the Athra Ás clan
Eira — wife to Orvar-Oddr
Eostre — a Vanr worshipped as the goddess of dawn; Idunn’s mother
Eric Agneson — an Yngling king, uncle to Yngvi and Alf
Erik Raggison — thegn to Hadding
Ewald — a mercenary hired by Wudga
Eynef Heimarson — a Niflung king, father of Rakni
Fenrir — the varulf progenitor
Ferumbras — a Serk who defected from his people and joined the paladins
Fimafeng — a saealf servant to Rán
Fitela Siggeirson — Sigmund’s nephew, who joins him on his quest for vengeance
Fjörgyn Radmundsdotter — Frigg’s mother, dead some winters back
Flosshilde — a nix (river saealf) in Valland
Folke — a karl to King Haki of Ostergotland
Freki Odinson — one of the twin babes Odin adopts after slaying their varulf mother; twin to Geri
Freyja Njördsdotter — princess of the Vanir, a sorceress worshipped as the goddess of magic and sex; former apprentice to Mundilfari; sister to Freyr
Freyr Njördson — prince of the Vanir, a warrior, god of battle who wields Laevateinn; brother of Freyja
Fridthjof Herthiofson — a petty king in Nidavellir, defeated by Vikar
Frigg Haddingsdotter — daughter of Hadding, a völva; half-sister to Sigyn
Fulla — maid to Frigg
Gagnrádr — a name for Odin
Ganelon — Roland’s uncle; a Vall
Gefjon — a Vanr worshipped as the goddess of plenty; said to have dug up the island of Sjaelland for Skjöld; the Skjöldungar claim to be descended from her
Geigad Rockfist — a famed mercenary
Geir Maurson — thegn to Annar; an Ás of the Athra clan
Geri Odinsdotter — one of the twin babes Odin adopts after slaying their varulf mother; twin to Freki
Gjúki Raknison — King of the Niflungar, husband to Grimhild
Grim Shaggy-Cheeks — a Nidavelliran prince of Halgoland
Grimhild — sorceress-queen of the Niflungar and high priestess of Hel
Grimr “Shaggy-Cheek” Ketilson — the famed son of Ketil the Trout, who led his people before his death; a Haleygr
Gudlög — a pirate king in Hálgoland, slain by Jorund; a Haleygr
Gudmundr — King of Glaesisvellir; a jötunn
Gudrún Gjúkisdotter — daughter of Gjúki and Grimhild; a sorceress
Gullveig — a Vanr alchemist
Gunnar Gjúkison — Gudrún’s younger brother
Gunther Uffeson — a karl to Jarl Bjalmar; trained Hervor in the use of arms
Guthorm — bastard son of Grimhild, an assassin-sorcerer
Gyda — a shieldmaiden sworn to Haki
Gylaug Gudlögson — son of the pirate king of Hálgoland
Gylfi — King of Dalar, a Yngling
Hadding Gundericson — Jarl of the Hasdingi, ruler of Halfhaugr, now an old man
Hagbard — brother to Haki, a Gaut
Haki — king of Ostergotland, a Gaut
Halfdan the Old — a half-alf man who turned to dark powers for ever longer life; sired nine sons who went on to found the Old Kingdoms
Hallr Stonecrusher — a varulf of the Godwulf clan
Heidr — völva of the Wodan Ás clan
Heimdall — the Watcher on the Bridge who guards the space between life and death
Heithr Gylfisdotter — King Gylfi’s daughter, mother of Svarflami; friend to Sif
Herja — an Odling princess, sister to Sten and Agautr who betrayed her brothers to take the throne; she was betrayed in turn by the Niflungar and cursed to eternal torment as a ghost
Hermod Agilazson — a scout for the Hasdingi, son of Agilaz and Olrun, foster brother to Sigyn
Hervor Angantyrsdotter — last of the royal Döglinar, a shieldmaiden seeking vengeance
Hjalmar — A karl first to Alrek, then to his sons Yngvi and Alf; sought to marry Yngvi’s daughter Ingibjorg
Hjorvard Arngrimson — a brother to Angantyr
Hljod — a girl rescued from trolls by Gudrún.
Hœnir Storkrson — thegn to the Godwulfs, father of Syn
Hreidmar — a dverg; father of Andvari
Hogne Gjúkison — Gudrún’s youngest brother
Hugleik Alfson — son of King Alf of Uppsalir; succeeded Alf to the throne
Hymir — a jötunn who raised Tyr and is possibly Tyr’s father
Idunn — a Vanr worshipped as the goddess of youth and spring
Ingibjorg Yngvisdotter — An Yngling princess; daughter of Yngvi, betrothed to Hjalmar
Inkeri — a shieldmaiden sworn to Haki
Irpa — a wraith bound to Gudrún
Itreksjod — one of Thor’s Thunderers
Ivar the Loud — a Nidavellir raider who worked for the dvergar before Orvar-Oddr recruited him
Jat Erlendrson — a Friallaf thegn
Jorund Yngvison — The elder son of Yngvi
Karolus — emperor of the Valls
Ketil Hallbjornson the Trout — a fisherman who slew a dragon and called it a trout, earning him the same cognomen; later, the ruler of Hrafnista; a Haleygr
Kettil Siggeirson — son of Siggeir Wolfsblood and Sieglinde Völsungsdotter
Knut — a skald of Uppsalir
Kory Arnbjornson — son to the jarl of the Itrmanni
Liv — wife of Erik Raggison, biological mother of Sigyn; deceased
Lodur Atridson — jarl of the Didung Ás clan, friendly rival to Odin; fostered with Borr
Lofdi Halfdanson — youngest son of Halfdan the Old, who founded the Lofdar
Loge — the legendary Firebringer who gave the Lofdar the first Flame
Loki — a foreigner who agrees to help guide Odin to find his father’s killer
Lopthoena Haraldsdottir — a princess of Agder who married Grimr Ketilson after he saved from a Niflung curse
Loridi — a Lof general who helped found the Æsir
Lytir — a Vanr speaker for the Norns
Mani — a Vanr worshipped as the god of the Moon
Marsile — a Serk caliph who rules Salduba
Moda Dallrson — jarl of the Björn Ás clan; a berserk
Motsognir — King of the dvergar of Nidavellir
Mundilfari — former king of Vanaheim, a sorcerer; called the Mad Vanr
Naefil Halfdanson — son of Halfdan the old, founder of the Niflungar line
Naimon — a paladin
Nerthus — a Vanr; wife of Njörd and queen of the sea
Nestori the Warden — founder of the city of Turun
Nidud — King of Njarar who imprisoned Volund, then killed himself after Volund’s terrible vengeance
Njörd — King of Vanaheim, god of wind and sea
Oddgeir the Dani — a paladin originally from Reidgotaland
Odin Borrson — the new jarl of the Wodanar who swears to avenge his father
Oliver — Roland’s dearest friend
Olrun — wife to Agilaz and foster mother of Sigyn
Otwin Nidudson — eldest son of Nidud, the only son to survive Volund’s vengeance
Ragnhild — Queen of Njarar, wife to Nidud
Rán — a saealf called queen of the seas, wife to Ægir
Rathwith — a svartalf prince
Reinhard — a mercenary hired by Wudga
Rerir Sigison — Völsung’s father (Sigmund’s grandfather)
Roland — leader of the paladins
Rolf Quicktongue — a Dani raider
Sieglinde Völsungsdotter — twin sister of Sigmund; marries Siggeir Wolfsblood
Sigar — nephew to Siggeir Wolfsblood
Sigarr Halfdanson — a son of Halfdan the Old who founds the Siklingar
Siggeir Wolfsblood — King of Skane; formerly a jarl under King Haki of Ostergotland, he led a raid into Skane in which he slew both the Skjöldung king and, according to legend, a pack of varulfur
Sigmud Völsungson — a young man who swears to avenge the murder of his father
Signe — daughter of Sigar
Sigyn Haddingsdotter — the bastard daughter of Hadding and half-sister of Frigg; a hunter among the Hasdingi
Skafinn — a svartalf who possesses Jorund
Skjöld Halfdanson — a son of Halfdan the Old who founds the Skjöldungar
Slagfid Wadeson — eldest son of Wade
Snegurka — a nifalf bound to Gudrún
Snorre Nidudson — youngest son of King Nidud of Njarar
Sörkvir — a berserk who tried to claim Brynhild Grimrsdottir and forced her father to face him in holmgang
Starkad Eightarms — one of the most famed raiders in the North Realms
Steinar Ofridrson — Jarl of the Friallaf Ás clan, slain by Odin during the Althing
Sunna Mundilfarisdottir — a Vanr worshipped as the sun goddess; daughter of Mundilfari
Svanhit — a valkyrie who married Slagfid
Svarflami — grandson to King Gylfi of Dalar, son of Heithr
Svarthofda — the fabled first sorceress among Men, and mentor to Naefil
Sveinn — an Yngling warrior who fought alongside Hjalmar
Svipdagr the Mighty — a famed mercenary
Syn Hœnirsdotter — a shieldmaiden of the Godwulf Ás clan
Thakkrad — thegn to Nidud; a Gaut
Thrithi — an alias of Odin
Tiny — a nickname for Ecgtheow
Tyr — thegn to Borr, then to Odin
Ulf Nidudson — middle son to King Nidud of Njarar
Ullr — a famed archer of the Vanir
Valfodr — a title of Odin, meaning “father of the slain”
Vé Borrson — Odin’s youngest brother, a skald
Vern Völsungson — brother to Sigmund
Vikar Bedvigson — son of Bedvig and Zisa, brother to Starkad
Vili Borrson — brother of Odin; an Ás of the Wodan clan; sent to the Björn clan as a child to train as a berserk
Vingethor — the last Ás king, who, with aid from Idunn, led the Æsir on the Great March from Kiovia into Aujum
Vófuthr — a wizard/hermit in the wilds of Sviarland; an alias of Odin
Völsung Rerirson — King of Rijnland
Volund Wadeson — the son of Wade and an unknown mother; Volund was trained as a master smith by the dvergar; for a time he was imprisoned by King Nidud of Njarar until he escaped and wrecked infamous vengeance upon the man’s line
Wade — the bastard son of the king of Kalevala
Wudga Volundson — the son Volund begot on Bodvild Nidudsdotter after assaulting her
Ymir — a massive frost jötunn; a common name for Aurgelmir
Yngvi Alrekson — an Yngling prince who took the throne after the death of his father; shares rulership with his brother Alf
Yngvi of Old — a name for Freyr when he lived among Sviars and founded the Yngling dynasty
Zisa Naglisdotter — an Ás hunter and shieldmaiden
