Aesir

The Aesir are the gods of the jotnar. Goliaths, giants, firbolgs, ogres, trolls and all other jotnar worship them. They are ancient and powerful deities who have fought many wars with other gods. Such as the war with the Vanir that resulted in several Vanir gods joining the Aesir. The war with the Tuatha Dé Danann the elvish and orcish gods that raged on for hundreds of years.

All these wars and aggression is to prepare them and the souls of warriors, the Einherjar, for Ragnarok. The end of days and all that we ever know.

Odin

God of War, Wisdom, Death and Magic. Called the All Father as he fathered many of the other gods, he watches over the world from his hall in Asgard. His ravens Huginn and Muninn act as his eyes on the mortal realm.

He strives for wisdom wherever he goes, to learn and see more, he travelled to Mimir to drink from his well of knowledge for which he had to sacrifice his eye to do so. In order to understand the runes from the Well of Urd he hung himself on Yggdrasil the world tree for 9 days and 9 nights in order to understand them.

He carries the magical spear Gungnir which was obtain from the dwarf god Dvalin by Loki, the spear can strike any target no matter the skill or strength of the user. He is ruler of Valhalla, a great hall for fallen heroes to eat, drink and battle until the end of days comes, Ragnarok.

Thor

God of Thunder, Lightning, Storms, Fertility and Strength. Wielding the hammer Mjolnir and one of the many sons of Odin he rides his goat driven chariot into battle against the most fearsome of foes, he fights daily to train for the fated day of Ragnarok and deeply loves his half-brother Baldr and wife Sif.

Loki

The skilled shape-shifter, is the god of chaos, destruction, lies, deceit, and misfortune. Husband to Sigyn and father to Narfi and Vali. Stepbrother to great Odin.

Through union with the jötun Angrboda, Loki is father to Hel, goddess of death, and her brothers Fenrir the giant wolf and Jormungand the Midgard Wyrm. Through his transformation into a mare, he is mother to Sleipnir, the eight-legged steed of Odin, sired by the stallion Svadilfari. Though he is always playing tricks on the Aesir he does also aid them at times, obtaining Odin the spear Gungnir from the dwarf gods, preventing Freyja's marriage to the jötun Thrymr and simultaneously getting Mjolnir back to Thor.

Freyja

Goddess of destiny, fate, magic, battle and hunting. The magnificent Freya was traded with her brother Freyr and her father Njordr to the Aesir in exchange for Vanir hostages. She was accepted among the Aesir and with her family, brought peace to the gods after their great war.

A mistress of the ancient jotnar magic of seidr giving her the ability to influence the outcome of future events. A seer associated with beauty and love, wielding subtle power over the thoughts and desires of gods and mortals.

Freya is the ruler of the Folkvang realm of the underworld. It is her power to choose half of those who would die in battle, the other half chosen by the Valkyries to be taken to Valhalla, Odin’s hall of fallen heroes.

Freyr

God of love, fertility, hunting, and harvest.  One of the most renowned and venerated of all the gods. Freyr is originally of the Vanir but was traded, together with his father Njord and his sister Freyja in exchange for Aesir hostages during the great war between the godly tribes. Freyr’s adoption among the Aesir helped bring about peace among the gods

Frigg

Goddess of love, family, prophecy and motherhood she is the wife of Odin and mother to Baldr and Hod the blind god, she is the highest ranking goddesses and only Freyja is next highest to her. Frigga is a gifted seer, but though she knows the future, she will not name it.

When her son Baldr was born she cast a spell on him saying "Weapons and wood will not hurt Baldr. I have received oaths from them all. There grows a shoot of a tree to the west of Val-hall. It is called mistletoe. It seemed young to me to demand the oath from"

Týr

God of righteous battle, order, justice, and the rule of law. Tyr is married to Sunna, the sun goddess. 

During the binding of the great wolf Fenrir, brave Tyr offered his hand to the wolf’s mouth as a gesture of good faith while the other gods fettered the enormous beast. In his struggles against his bonds the wolf closed his jaws and severed away Tyr’s hand. Without his great sacrifice, the terrible beast may never have been subdued. 

Tyr was once the leader of the Norse gods. Only later, supplanted by wise Odin with his great strategy and powerful magic

Mimir

Aesir god of wisdom, friendship, and good council.  Brother of Bestla and uncle to Odin. Mimir was traded to the Vanir with Hoenir, the indecisive god of holiness, to secure peace between the godly tribes.

During their time with the Vanir, Hoenir is appointed to the role of chieftain based upon his superior good looks. When his admirers discover the god’s inability to decide in the absence of Mimir, they find it just to sever the god of wisdom’s head from the neck and send it back to Odin in Asgard.  

Having received the head of his beloved Mimir, Odin keeps it near to him for many years, consulting it for wisdom. Finally, he sets it above Mimisbrunnr, the Well of Wisdom, or ‘Mim’s Well’, where Mimir continues to drink, infinitely expanding his legendary knowledge until the end of time

Hel

Goddess of death, the damned, and of the netherworld. Daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboda. She passes judgment on those who enter her domain.

Hel dwells with her siblings, the great wolf Fenrir and the serpent Jormungandr in Helheim, an underworld of eternal shade. Her body remains always in a state of partial decomposition, half living and half dead. Her power is boundless and within her realm surpasses even that of Odin himself.

Baldr

Is the Aesir god of light, nobility, learning, and war he is the youngest son of Frigga and Odin, and half-brother to the mighty Thor. He is as bright as the summer sun, handsome, wise, merciful, and gracious in all things. 

Baldur is married to Nanna, goddess of joy and together they have a son, Forseti. 

His home in Asgard, Breidablik is the most beautiful of all the halls of the gods and only the purest of the heart are permitted to cross his threshold. His ship, the Hringhorni is the largest ever constructed in Asgard.

Bragi

God of verse, rhyme and poetry. Son of Odin and Frigga, brother to the wise Baldur among others. Bragi is one of the key Norse gods, supremely skilled in poetry he entertains the Einherjar, the fallen warriors brought to Valhalla. There in Odin’s magnificent banquet hall fallen heroes await the final battle call of Ragnarok.

Sif

Aesir goddess of earth, beauty, strength, family and marriage, of autumn and the harvest, of peace-keeping and civil discourse. Her husband is Thor, they have a daughter Thrud and twin sons Magni and Modi.

Sif is a member of the Asyjnur group of high goddesses of Asgard. Known best for her entrancingly beautiful, long golden hair. Her tresses are considered to be as valuable to gods in their own way as Thor’s mighty war hammer Mjolnir.  

Jealous of her golden locks, Loki conspires to induce sleep in Thor and Sif. While the godly couple slumber, he steals into their bed chamber and shears away the magical strands of hair.

The gods are so enraged that he is compelled to redress the injury with a series of compensatory gifts . Subsequently known as treasures of the gods, including Sif’s weaved hair, a magical replacement for her hair that makes her more beautiful than ever, Thor’s hammer Mjolnir, and several other magical items. 

Idunn

The Aesir goddess of youth, immortality, and rejuvenation. Married to Bragi, god of poetry and bard to the court of Asgard. Sister to Nanna, goddess of joy and love. A member of the Asynjur, the major goddesses of the Aesir. 

Known for her long, spellbinding, golden hair, she is possessed of magical fruits that convey immortality to those that consume them. Having exclusive access to these mysterious fruits, it is she upon whom the longevity of the gods depends, providing a key anchor to all their power. 

Idunna is tricked into leaving Asgard by Loki, where she is kidnapped and taken to Jotunheim. Her absence among the Aesir causes the gods to begin to wither and grow old until the trickster god is compelled to rescue and return her to Asgard once more

Sigyn

Sigyn is the merciful Aesir goddess of compassion, kindness, and loyalty. Married to Loki, the trickster god, Sigyn is indeed required to have divine patience and compassion with her trouble-making husband

Heimdallr

Guardianship, vigilance, protection Heimdall is the Guardian of Asgard and watchman of the heavenly Bifrost that connects the mortal world to the divine. He dwells in his stronghold of Himinbjorg or the ‘Sky Cliffs’, ever watchful over gods and mortals.

As a young man, Heimdall was sent to teach jotnar the secrets of fire, the wisdom of runes, civil administration, and crafts to make them prosperous. To accomplish his task he incarnated and lived long among mortals in Midgard, fathering the first ancestors of jotnar aristocracy, the farmer class, and the peasantry. 

When the day of Ragnarok comes, Heimdall will sound the alarm blowing in the Gjallarhorn, waking the gods to defend Asgard.

Forseti

The Aesir god of justice and law.  Son of Baldur and Nanna. His dwelling place is the gold and silver hall of Glitnir. Forseti presides over disputes among the gods in his magnificent hall, while Týr presides over the law and order of mortal realms. 

Njörd

Njord is the Vanir god of the sea, of wealth, of fair weather and the summertime, and of fertility. Husband to both Hertha and Skadi. Freya and Freyr are his children. He is the richest of all the gods of Asgard. Njord was accepted among the Aesir as part of the exchange of hostages, together with his children Freya and Freyr, that brought peace among the gods after their great war.

The giantess Skadi married by Njord by mistake, seeing only his handsome feet, she mistook him for the beautiful Baldur, god of light. The marriage was a disaster as Njord could not bear her cold mountain home, while she could not stand his coastal home of Noatun, ‘The Place of Ships’.  

Failing to find a place they could live together the couple finally went their separate ways. It is clear that they did for some time share a bed, as the marriage, short-lived as it was, gave rise to the birth of the divine twins, Freyr and Freya