The Gods and Goddesses. This list includes Æsir, Vanir and Jötnar.
Ægir - Ruler of the ocean. His wife is Rán. Their nine daughters are Himminglæva, Dufa, Blodughadda, Hefring, Ud, Hrönn, Bölge, Dröfn and Kolga.
Anðrímnir - Cook of the Gods.
Angrboða - A female Jötunn and mother of Fenrir, Jörmungandr and Hel by Loki.
Annar - Second husband of Nótt, and father of Jörð.
Aurbode - Mother of Beli and Gerðr.
Aurvandil - Husband of Gróa.
Baldr, Balder, Baldur - God of beauty, innocence, peace, and rebirth. Consort: Nanna. Dead, slain by Loki, who tricked his blind brother Hodr into killing him with a spear of mistletoe. His wife is Nanna Nepsdóttir.
Baugi - A Jötunn. Brother of Suttungr and uncle of Gunnlöð.
Beli - Brother of Gerðr and son of Gymir.
Bergelmir - The son of Þrúðgelmir and the grandson of Ymir.
Bestla - Mother of Óðinn, Vili and Vé. Wed to Borr.
Billing - A Jötunn. Father of Rindr.
Bölþorn - Father of Bestla.
Borr - Father of Óðinn, Vili and Vé. Wed to Bestla.
Bragi - God of poetry, music and the harp. Consort: Iðunn. Dead, slain in the Dwarven tusk boar battle at Ragnarok.
Búri - Ruler of prehistory, the first God and father of Borr.
Býleistr - Brother of Loki and Helblindi.
Dagr - God of the daytime, son of Delling and Nótt. He rides the horse Skinfaxi.
Dáinn - A dwarf, brother of Nabbi, breeder of the boar Hildisvíni and forger of the sword Dáinsleif.
Delling - God of dawn and father of Dagr by Nótt.
Eggthér - A Jötunn herdsman and harp-player.
Eir - Goddess of healing.
Eostre (Easter) - Goddess of spring.
Elli - Goddess of old age.
Fárbauti - Jötunn father of Loki, Býleistr and Helblindi.
Fenrir - A giant wolf, mothered by Angrboða and fathered by Loki.
Fjalar - A dwarf. He and his brother Galar slew Kvasir and made the Mead of Poetry from his blood.
Fjolsvin - A Jötunn, guardian of the gates of Jötunheim.
Fornjótr - A Jötunn, father of Ægir, Logi and Kári.
Forseti - God of justice, peace and truth. Son of Baldr and Nanna.
Freyja, Heiðr - Goddess of love, fertility, and battle. Consort: Óðr.
Freyr - God of fertility. Consort: Gerð. Dead, slain by Surtr in Ragnarok.
Frigg - Goddess of marriage and motherhood. Consort: Óðinn. Can also be pronounced "Frigga".
Fulla - Frigg´s handmaid.
Galar - A dwarf. He and his brother Fjalar slew Kvasir and made the Mead of Poetry from his blood.
Gangr - Son of Ölvaldi
Gefjun - Goddess of fertility and plough.
Geirröd - Father of Gjálp and Greip.
Gerðr - Freyr's lover; sister of Beli and daughter of Gymir and Aurbode.
Gilling - Father of Suttungr.
Gjálp - Daughter of Geirröd.
Greip -Daughter of Geirröd.
Gríðr - The Jötunn mother of Víðarr.
Gróa - A witch and soothsayer; the wife of Aurvandil. Foreteller to Óðinn of the prophecy of Ragnarök.
Gunnlöð - Daughter of Suttungr, guardian of the Mead of Poetry in the mountain Hnitbjorg.
Gymir - Father of Beli and Gerðr.
Hati Hróðvitnisson (Mánagarm) - A great Wolf who chases Skinfaxi, the horse who draws the chariot of Máni, across the sky.
Hel - Queen of Helheim, the Norse underworld; mothered by Angrboða and fathered by Loki.
Helblindi - Brother of Loki and Býleistr.
Heimdallr (Rígr) - One of the Æsir and guardian of Ásgarð, their realm.
Hermóðr - The heroic son of Óðinn. Tried to rescue Baldr.
Hlín - Goddess of consolation and protection.
Höðr - God of winter. Slain by Vali.
Hœnir - One of the Æsir, he helped Óðinn create Askr and Embla, the first humans.
Hroðr - A Jötunn. Wife of Hymir.
Hrungnir - A Jötunn. Slain by Þórr.
Hymir - A Jötunn. Husband of Hroðr.
Hyndla - A giantess.
Hyrrokkin - A strong Giantess who rides a wolf.
Iði - Son of Ölvaldi.
Iðunn - Goddess of youth. Consort: Bragi.
Járnsaxa - A Jötunn lover of Þórr and mother by him of Magni and Móði.
Jörð, Fjörgvin - Goddess of the Earth. Mother of Þórr by Óðinn.
Jörmungandr (Miðgarðsormr) - The World Serpent, mothered by Angrboða and fathered by Loki.
Kvasir - God of inspiration. Slain by the Dwarves Fjalar and Galar.
Laufey (Nál) - Jötunn mother of Loki, Býleistr and Helblinde.
Lóðurr - One of the Æsir, he helped Óðinn create Askr and Embla, the first humans.
Lofn - Goddess of forbidden loves.
Loki - Trickster and God of mischief . Consort: Sigyn (also called Saeter). Slain by Heimdallr.
Magni - God of strength. Son of Þórr.
Máni - God of the Moon. Sól's brother.
Meili - A son of Óðinn and brother to Þórr.
Menglöð - A beautiful giantess.
Mímir - Óðinn´s uncle. Decapitated by Vanir.
Magni - A son of Þórr and Járnsaxa.
Móði - A son of Þórr and Járnsaxa.
Móðguðr - A giantess who watches over Gjallarbrú, the bridge over the river Gjöll.
Mökkurkalfi - A giant made from clay, with a heart from a mare.
Nabbi - A dwarf, brother of Dáinn, breeder of the boar Hildisvíni and forger of the sword Dáinsleif.
Nanna, Nanna Nepsdóttir - Goddess of joy and peace, an Ásynja wed to Baldr and mother to Forseti.
Naglfari - First husband of Nótt, and father of Auð. Not to be confused with Hel's boat by the same name.
Narvi - Son of Loki and Sigyn.
Nerþus - A goddess mentioned by Tacitus. Her name is connected to that of Njörðr.
Njörðr - God of sea, wind, fish, and wealth. Was wed to Skaði for a time.
Nörfi - The father of Nótt.
Nótt - Goddess of night, daughter of Narvi and mother of Auð, Jörð and Dagr by Naglfari, Annar and Delling, respectively. The horse Hrímfaxi draws her chariot across the sky.
Níðhöggr - A dragon that dwells in Helheim.
Óðinn, Woden, Wotan, Ódin - The Allfather, God of war; associated with wisdom, poetry, and magic; the Ruler of the Gods.
Óðr - The husband of Freyja.
Ölvaldi - The father of Þjazi, Gangr and Iði; grandfather of Skaði.
Rán - Goddess of the sea. Her husband is Ægir.
Rindr - A giantess. Daughter of Billing and mother of Váli.
Sága - An obscure goddess, possibly another name for Frigg.
Sif - Wife of Þórr. Goddess of harvest.
Sjöfn - Goddess of love.
Skaði - Goddess of winter; was wed to Njörðr's for a time, and later to Óðinn.
Sköll - A great Wolf who chases Skinfaxi, the horse who draws the chariot of Sól, across the sky.
Sleipnir - Óðinn's eight-legged horse, born of Loki in female form as its mother and Svaðilfari as its father.
Snotra - Goddess of prudence.
Sól (Sunna) - Goddess of the Sun. The horses Árvakr and Alsviðr draw her chariot across the sky. Máni's sister.
Surtr - The ruler of Muspellheim.
Suttungr - A Jötunn. Brother of Baugi and father of Gunnlöð.
Svaðilfari - A stallion, father of Sleipnir by Loki.
Þjazi - Son of Ölvaldi and father of Skaði.
Þökk - A giantess who refuses to weep for the slain Baldr.
Þórr, Thor, Donar - God of thunder and battle. He is wed to Sif.
Þrúðgelmir - Son of Ymir and father of Bergelmir.
Þrúðr - daughter of Þórr and Sif.
Þrymr - A King of the Jötnar.
Týr - God of war. Also the God of the skies. Slain by Garm.
Ullr - God of skiing, winter, hunting, and duelling. Son of Sif.
Váli - Son of Odin and Rindr; God of vengeance.
Vali - Son of Loki and Sigyn.
Vár - Goddess of contract.
Vé - One of the three Gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vili.
Víðarr - Son of Óðinn by Gríðr; God of the forest, revenge and silence.
Vili - One of the three Gods of creation. Brother of Óðinn and Vé.
Vör - Goddess of wisdom.
Yggdrasil - Goddess of life. Tree of life. Connects the 9 worlds.
Ymir - The first Jötunn. Slain by Óðinn, Vili and Vé, his body was used to create the world.
