Order of the Circle of Stones

NORSE GODS AND IMMORTALS:

Aegir: God of the sea. Married to Ran and lives under the waves near the island of Hlesey.

god Loki during a banquet the gods held at Aegir's undersea hall near the island of Hler (or

Hlesey). Aegir was known for the lavish entertainment he gave to the other gods.

He was both worshipped and feared by sailors, they believed that Aegir would occasionally appear on the surface to take ships, men and cargo alike, with him to his hall at the bottom of the ocean. Sacrifices were made to appease him, particularly prisoners before setting sail.
Aesir: A group of warrior gods led by Odin who inhabit Asgard, they live in Asgard, together with the female goddesses called Asynjur.
Balder
: Son of Odin and Frigg. Known as a gentle and wise god. Killed accidentally by his brother Hod. Will return after Ragnarok.
Bolverk
: The alias Odin adopted when disguised as a giant to win the mead of poetry.

Bor: Son of Buri and father of Odin, Vili and Ve.

Bragi
: God of poetry and eloquence. Son of Odin and husband of Idun.
Buri
: Ancestor of the gods. Created by the cow Audmula licking him from ice.
Day: Son of Night and Delling. Said to ride around the earth on his horse Skinfaxi.
Earth
: Daughter of Night and Annar.
Einherjar
: Band of dead warriors in Valhalla who await Ragnarok.

Eir: Goddess of healing

Fjorgyn: Lover of Odin and mother of Thor. Also referred to as Earth.
Forseti
: God of Justice. Son of Balder and Nanna.
Freyja
: Main goddess of the Vanir (fertility gods). Daughter of Njord and sister of Freyr.
Freyr
: Important god of the Vanir. Son of Njord and brother of Freyja.

Frigg: Main goddess. Wife of Odin and mother of Balder.

Fulla: Goddess servant of Frigg.

Gangnrad: Pseudonym of Odin when he visits Vafthrudnir.

Gefion: Fertility goddess. Associated with the plough. Tricked the king of Sweden out of a tract of his land.
Grimnir
: Pseudonym of Odin when he visits his foster son Geirrod, King of the Goths.
Gullveig
: A Vanir goddess (probably Freyja) who is burned three times by the Aesir.
Harbard
: Odin disguised as a ferryman when he wrangles with Thor.
Heimdall
: Watchman of the gods and owner of the horn Gjall. Son of nine mothers. Often identified with Rig, the creator of three races of men.
Hermod
: Son of Odin. Rode to Hel to try and rescue his brother Balder.
Hod
: Son of Odin. A blind god who accidentally killed his brother Balder. he will return after Ragnarok.
Honir
: A long-legged, indecisive god. Sent to the Vanir to seal the truce between them and the Aesir. He will survive Ragnarok.
Idun
: Guardian of the golden apples of youth and wife of Bragi.

Lofn
: Goddess of ilicit unions.
Loki
: The sly, trickster god. Son of two giants. Also known as the Sly One, the Trickster, the Shape Changer and the Sky Traveller. Becomes increasingly more evil. He is responsible for the death of Balder. Bound until Ragnarok.
Magni
: Son of Thor and the giantess Jarnsaxa. Will inherit Thor's hammer Mjollnir with his brother Modi after Ragnarok.
Mimir
: Wise Aesir god. Sent to the Vanir to seal the truce between the two groups of gods. Killed by the Vanir, his head is kept by Odin.
Modgud
: Maiden guardian of the bridge over the river Gjoll in Jotenheim.
Modi
: Son of Thor and the giantess Jarnsaxa. Will inherit Thor's hammer Mjollnir with his brother Magni after Ragnarok.
Moon
: Son of Mundilfari. Guides the moon on it's course.
Nanna
: Wife of Balder and daughter of Nep.
Narvi
: Also known as Nari. Son of Loki and Sigyn who was killed by his brother Vali.
Night
: Daughter of Narvi and mother of Day. Rides around the earth on her horse Hrimfaxi.
Njord
: A Vanir god associated with wind and sea. Husband of Skadi and father of Freyja and Freyr.

Norns: Urd "fate", Skuld "being" and Verandi "necessity". Three goddesses of destiny.

Od
: Missing husband of Freyja who she constantly mourns for.
Odin
: Odin is highest and eldest of the Æsir: he rules all things, and mighty as are the other gods, they all serve him as children obey a father.The All-Father, Lord of Wisdom and War. Odin’s name itself translates to “fury”, “excitation” and “poetry” and that is the core of His essence. He is the God of Victory, and holds sway over hunting, verse, war-lust and berserkers, magic, illumination, foresight, death, plots and machinations, and He dispenses the Mead of Inspiration to poets from his sacred vessel, Óõ-rœri. He gifted mankind with runes, both sacred and mundane, and the ability to use them for both communication and magical work. He grants glory and madness, inspiration and courage, power and wisdom. He commands the einheriar of his Hall, Valhalla, and the Valkyries that claim the souls of valiant warriors. Lord Odin’s favored weapon is the spear Gugnir, which he uses to claim those chosen to die in battle. He is accompanied by his ravens, Hugin and Munin [thought and memory], and his wolves, Geri and Freki [the Greedy], and rides an eight-legged horse, Sleipner, that is, in itself, symbolic of death. His scent is dry elm bark, amaranth, warrior’s musk, and Odin’s Nine Herbs of Power.
Ran
: Wife of Aegir who dragged drowning men down with her net.
Rig
: Pseudonym of Heimdall and the creator of three races of men.
Rind
: Goddess and lover of Odin. Mother of Vali.
Saga: Goddess and drinking companion of Odin.
Sif: Wife of Thor whose golden hair was cut off by Loki.
Sigyn: Wife of Loki.
Sjofn: Goddess of human passion.
Sun: Daughter of Mundilfari and guide of the sun.
Syn: Goddess of the accused at trial.
Thor: God of Sky, thunder and fertility. Associated with law and order in Asgard and guardian of the gods. Son of Odin and Earth and husband of Sif. Also known as the "thunder god" and "charioteer".
Thrud: Daughter of Thor. Promised to the dwarf Alvis.
Tyr: War god. Son of Odin who sacrified his hand in the binding of Fenrir.
Ull: God of archery and skiing.
Vali: Son of Loki and Sigyn. Turned into a wolf and killed his brother Narvi.
Vali: Son of Odin and the giantess Rind. Conceived to avenge the death of Balder.
Valkyries: Beautiful women who carried dying warriors to Valhalla.
Vanir: Fertility gods.
Var: Goddess of marriage oaths.
Ve: Son of Bor and brother of Odin and Vili.
Vidar: Son of Odin and the giantess Grid who will avenge Odin's death after Ragnarok.
Vili: Son of Bor and brother of Odin and Ve.
Vor: Goddess who knows all.; Völva; Can be identified with Heide, a word which is sometimes translated as “witch” and sometimes used as a proper name for a seiðkona. In Völuspá, her description follows the discussion of Gullveig, and they may be the same. Although Heide/Gullveig are sometimes considered to be aspects of Freyja, some works with Heide as the living form of the Völva, a goddess who is the complement of Odin in his aspect as the Great Thul, or Wise Old Man. As such, she represents the archetypal feminine wisdom, which remembers all that has passed since the creation.

Order of the Circle of Stones - Norse Gods