You can find additional information about Norse Mythological Figures in the Deities Section.

Name:	Race:	Domain:	Gender:	Other Names/Spellings:
Aarvak	Horse	Pulled Sol's Chariot	Male	??
Aegir	Giant	The Sea	Male	Gymir, Hler, Alebrewer, Aeger
Afi	Human	Ancestor of all peasants	Male	Grandfather
Alsvid	Horse	Pulled Sol's Chariot	Male	??
Agnar	Human	Light	Male	??
Ai	Human	God of peasants / serfs	Male	Great Grandfather
Alfrigg	Dwarf	Smiths	Male	??
Alvis	Dwarf	Turned to Stone by Thor	Male	??
Amma	Human	Wife of Afi	Female	Ama, Grandmother
Anar	??	Early Creator Deity	Male	Annar, Onar
Andrimne	??	Cook to the Gods	Male	Andhrimner, Andhrimnir
Andvari	Dwarf	Guarded the treasures of the gods, especially those made of gold	Male	Andvare, Alberich, Elbegast, Gondemar, Laurin, Oberon
Angeyja	??	Water, The Waves	Female	??
Angrboda	Giant	Mother of Fenrir	Female	Angrbodha
Ask	Human	First human created, "ash tree"	Male	Askr
Aud	Dwarf?	God of Night	Male	Audr
Audhumla	Cow	nourished Ymir, "rich, hornless cow"	Female	Audumla
Aurboda	Jotun	--	Female	--
Aurvandil	??	Sun, Wind	Male	??
Austri	Dwarf	One of the four supporters of the heavens	Male	Austre
Baduhenna	??	War, Storms	Female	??
Balder	Aesir	Light, Joy, Purity, Beauty, Innocence, Reconciliation, Piety	Male	Baldr, Baldur
Baugi	Giant	Held the mead of inspiration	Male	--
Bergelmir	Frost Giant	Survived the flood	Male	Bergelmer
Berling	Dwarf	Smiths	Male	??
Bestla	Giant	Mother of Odin, Ve, & Vili	Female	Besla, Bettla
Beyla	Vanir?	Earth deity, handmaiden of Freyr, & wife of Byggvir, "Bee"	Female	--
Bil	Asynjor	Waining Moon	Female	??
Boe	Aesir?	Avenges Baldur's death	Male	Vale
Bor	Aesir?	Odin's father	Male	Borr
Bragi	Aesir	Poetry	Male	Brage
Bresla	Giant	Wife of Bor	Female	Bestla
Brokk	Dwarf	Helped make golden hair for Sif	Male	--
Brynhild	Valkyrie	A Valkyrie	Female	Brunhilda
Buri	Aesir?	Father of Bor	Male	Bori, Bur, Bure
Byggvir	Vanir?	Companion of the gods	Male	--
Dagr	--	Day	??	--
Donar	Aesir	Thunder	Male	Thor, Thunar
Dwalin	Dwarf	Smiths	Male	??
Edda	Human	Wife of Ai	Female	Great Grandmother
Eir	Vanir?	Healing	Female	Eil, Eira, Eyr, Eyra
Eldir	??	Servant of Aegir	Male	??
Elli	Personification	Beat Thor at wrestling, "old age"	Female	--
Embla	Human	Wife of Ask, the first woman	Female	Emla, Emola
Fadir	Human	??	Male	??
Fafnir	Dragon	Slain by Sigur	Male	Fafner
Fenrir	Wolf	Bit off Tyr's hand	Male	Fenrer, Fenris
Fimafeng	??	Servant of Aegir	Male	??
Fjalar	Fire Giant	Warner of the Giants at Ragnarok, "Red Cock"	Male	Havamal, Suttung, Utgard-Loke
Fjorgynn	Asynjor	Fertility, Thor's mother	Female	Fiorgyn
Forseti	Aesir	Justice	Male	Forsete
Freki	Wolf	Attends Odin	Male	Freke
Frey	Vanir	Rain, Sunshine, Fruits of the Earth, Fertility, the World, Married Couples, leader of the Dwarves	Male	Freyr, Fraig, Fro, Fricco, Ingun, Ingunnar-Frey, Ingvi-Frey, Sviagod, Yngri, Yngvi
Freya	Vanir	Love, Beauty, Fertility	Female	Freja, Freyja, Frey'a, Gefion, Horn, Mardal, Mardoll, Menglad, Menglod, Moertholl, Sessrymner, Syr, Vanadis
Frigg	Aesir	Marriage, Motherhood, Love, Fertility, Civilisation	Female	Frigga, Frig, Fri, Frija, Frygga, Frea, Fria, Holda
Fulla	Aesir?	Guardian of Frigg's toilet and treasures	Female	Abundantia, Abundia, Habone, Vol, Vola, Volla
Garm	Canine	Hound of the underworld	Male	Garme, Gamr, Garnr
Gefion	Giant	Made Seeland an Island, Fertility, Unmarried Women	Female	Gefjon, Gefjun, Diana
Geirod	Giant	An enemy of the Gods	Male	Geirrod, Gerrothr, Geruthus, Grimner, Grimnir
Gerda	Giant	Frozen Soil, Light	Female	Gerd, Gerdhr, Gerdr
Geri	Wolf	Attends Odin	Male	Gari, Gere
Gilling	Giant	Made the mead of inspiration; Killed by dwarves	Male	--
Gna	Aesir?	Attendant of Frigg	Female	Gnaa
Goldmane	Equine	Horse of Hrungnir	Male	Gullfaxi
Grendel	monster	??	??	??
Grerr	Dwarf	Smiths	Male	??
Grid	Giant	A Wife of Odin	Female	--
Grith	Giant	Wife of Geirod	Female	--
Groa	Sorceress	Master of Spells & Incantations	Female	--
Gullinbursti	Boar	Made by dwarves; owned by Freyr	--	Gullinborst, Gullin-Bursti, Slidrugtanni, Golden Bristled
Gullinkambi	Rooster	Awakens the Gods Each Morning, Sounds the Coming of Ragnarok	Male	Gullinkambe
Gullveig	Vanir / Jotun	Evil, Death	Female	Gollveig, Gulveig, Golveig-Heid, Gulveig-Hoder, Angerboda, Angerbohda, Aurboda, East Wind Hag, Heid, Heidr, Ljod, Midgard, Orboda, The Volva
Gunnlad	Giant	Guards the Mead of Poetry	Female	Gonlad, Gunnlod, Gonlod, Gundlad
Hag	Jotun	--	Female	--
Hagbard	Human	Signy's lover	Male	??
Hamingja	--	Fortune	Female	Haminja
Hati	Wolf	Pursues the moon, brother of Skoll	Male	Hati Hrodvitnisson
Heidrun	Goat	Provided mead and food for Valhalla	Female	--
Heimdal	Aesir	Watchman of the Gods; "the white"	Male	Heimdall, Heimdallr, Heimdal-Rig, Rig
Hel	--	Ruled the Underworld	Female	Hela, Hella, Urd, Urth
Henir	Aesir	Silence	Male	Hoeni, Hoenir, Hone, Honer, Honir
Hermodr	Aesir	Messenger of the Gods, Wind, War	Male	Hermod
Hertha	--	Agriculture	Female	Nertha, Aertha, Aerth
Hildisvin	Boar	Owned by Freya; "battle pig"	??	Hildisvini
Hjordis	Human	A wife of Sigmund	Female	Hiordis
Hler	??	Rules the Underworld	Male	Oegir
Hlin	--	Consolation	Female	Hlina
Hlodyn	Giant	Possible mother of Thor	Female	--
Hodr	Aesir	Darkness, Winter; accidentally killed Baldur	Male	Hod, Hothenus, Hodar, Hoder, Hodhr, Hodir, Hodr
Holda	--	Weather	Female	Holla, Hulda, Hulle, Frau Holle, Frau Venus
Hraesveglur	Giant	"Guardian of the Gates"	Male	--
Hraesvelgr	--	Winter, Icy Winds	Male	Hrae-Svelger, Hraesvelg, Hraesvelgur
Hreidmar	Dwarf?	A Magician, A King of the Dwarves	Male	Hreithmarr, Reidmar
Hrungnir	Giant	Killed in a duel with Thor	Male	--
Hugi	Giant	Personification of Thought	Male	Thought
Huginn	Raven	belonged to Odin	Male	Hugin
Hymir	Sea Giant	Father of Tyr	Male	Hymer
Idun	Asynjor	Guarded the golden apples of youth	Female	Iduna, Idunn, Idunna, Ithun, Y'dun
Ing	Dwarf?	??	Male	??
Iokul	Personification	Icicles	Male	--
Jarl	??	??	Male	??
Jarnsaxa	Giant	coupled with Thor	Female	Iarnsaxa
Jonakr	--	Winter	Male	Hraesvelgr
Jord	A Personification	The Uncivilized Earth	Female	Fjorgyn, Hlodyn, Jord Nerthus, Jorth, Erda
Jormungandr	Serpent	Encircled the Earth	Male	Iormungandr, Midgard Serpent, Midgardsormen
Kaare	Giant	Wind, Storms	Male	--
Kara	Valkyrie	--	Female	Sigrun
Karl	??	??	Male	??
Kvasir	Giant	Wisest of the gods	Male	Kvaser
Lif	Human	"Life"	Male	Life
Lifthrasir	Human	Companion of Lif; "eager for life"	Male	--
Lodur	??	Helped create humans	Male	??
Lofn	--	Love, Lust, Passion, Attendant of Frigg	Female	--
Logi	Fire Giant	"Flame"	Male	Loge, Flame
Loki	Aesir	Fire, Magic, Shape-shifting, Tricksters, Chaos	Male	Fjalar, Loder, Lodur, Loke, Lokkju, Lopter, Lopti, Sagloki, Suttung, Thok, Utgard-Loki
Magni	Aesir	Might, Strength	Male	Magne, Thrud, Might
Mani	Giant	The Moon	Male	Mane
Menglad	--	Healing; "necklace-glad"	Female	Menglod
Mimingus	Troll	owned a magic sword	Male	Miming
Mimir	Giant / Aesir	Wisdom, Prophecy, Water, Ponds	Male	Mim, Mimar, Mime, Mimer-Nidhad, Baugreginn Jotunn, Hodd-Dropnir, Hodd-Mimer, Hoddrofnir, Naddgofugr
Modgud	--	Guards the Bridge over Gjoll	Female	--
Modi	Aesir	Battle Wrath, Courage, Wind	Male	Mode
Modir	Human	??	Female	??
Modsogner	Dwarf	Created Dwarves	Male	Modsognir
Mothir	--	Nobles	Female	--
Mundilfari	Giant	??	??	??
Muninn	Raven	Attendant of Odin	Male	Munin
Nanna	??	Moon	Female	--
Narvi	??	His intestines were used to tie up Loki	Male	Narve, Narfe, Nare, Narfi, Nari
Nehallennia	--	Plenty	Female	--
Neri	--	Morning, Sky	Male	Norine
Nerthus	??	Water, Fertility, Peace, Death	Female	Hertha, Njorda
Nidhod	Dragon	Eats the corpses of evil doers	Male	Niddhogge, Nidhogg, Nidhoggr, Nidhug, Nighhoggr, Nithogg
Njord	Vanir	Winds, Fire, Sea, Wealth, Fertility, Weather	Male	Niord, Njorth, Nordur
Nordi	Dwarf	Helps support the vault of the heavens	Male	Nodri, Nordri
Norvi	Giant	Father of Nott	Male	Narvi, Nor, Norve
Nott	--	Night	Female	Nacht, Nat
Odin	Aesir	War, Death, Poetry, Wisdom	Male	Alfdaur, Alfadir, Bileygr, Glapsuidir, Othinn, Wodan, Wotan, Othin, Othinn, Othinus, Ouvin, Votan, Wode, Wodemus, Wodhen, Woden, Wodin, Wotam, Woutan, Wuotan, ...
Oegir	??	Sea	Male	Hler
Ottar	--	Sea, Changed into an Otter	Male	Otr, Oter, Ottarr, Otter
Ragnar Lodbrog	Human	Could only be killed by a Viper	Male	--
Ran	--	Pulls drowning men to their death in her nets	Female	--
Ratatosk	Squirrel	Runs through the world-tree	Male	Ratatpslr
Regin	Dwarf?	Wisdom, Smiths	Male	Reginn
Rerir	??	Father of Volsung	Male	--
Rind	Giant	Hard/Frozen Earth	Female	Rhind, Rinda, Rindar, Rinde
Roskva	Human?	Servant of Thor	Female	--
Saerimne	Boar	Eaten by the Gods, but came back to life again each day to be eaten again	Male	??
Saga	--	History, Legend, Song	Female	Laga
Sattung	Giant	Father of Gunlodd	Male	Suttung, Fjalar
Sif	Aesir	Fertility	Female	??
Siggeir	??	Darkness	Male	--
Sigi	Human	King of Franconia	Male	Sige
Sigmund	Human	Sun	Male	--
Signy	Human	Dawn	Female	--
Sigrun	Valkyrie	--	Female	Kara
Sigurd	Human	Hero	Male	Siegfreid, Sigird
Sigyn	??	Earth	Female	Siguna
Sindri	Dwarf	Smith	Male	Sindre
Sinfiotli	Werewolf	Son of Sigmund and Signy	Male	Sinfjotle, Sinfiotli
Sinmore	??	Wife of Surt	Female	??
Sith	??	Harvest	Female	--
Sjofn	??	Inspires human passions	Female	--
Sjorn	??	??	Female	??
Skadi	Giant	Winter	Female	Skade, Skadhi, Skathi
Skinfaxi	Horse	Draws Dag's chariot, "shining mane"	Male	Skin-Faxi, Skinfaxe
Skirnir	??	Freyr's Messenger	Male	Skirner, Shining
Skoll	Wolf	Pursues the Sun, Eclipses, Sunsets	Male	--
Skrymir	Giant	Loki's name when disguised as a giant	Male	Skrymer
Sleipnir	Horse	Odin's horse, has eight legs	Male	Sleipner
Snaer	Personification	Snow	Male	--
Snotra	??	Knowledge, Virtue	Female	Snorta
Sol	Giant	The Sun	Female	Nat
Sudri	Dwarf	Supports the vault of the heavens	Male	Sudre
Summer	Personification	The Summer	Male	--
Surt	Fire Giant	Guards Muspellsheim	Male	Surtr, Black Surt, Surter, Surtur
Sutlunc	Giant	??	Male	??
Svadilfari	Animal	Belongs to the Giants	Male	Svadilfare
Svasud	Giant	Summer Sun	Male	Svosud, Svasuthr
Swanhild	Human?	Beautiful woman accused af adultery	Female	Svanhild
Syn	??	Trials	Female	Synia
Tanngnost	Goat	Pulls Thor's Chariot	Male	Tanngniostr
Tanngrisni	Goat	Pulls Thor's Chariot	Male	Tanngrisnr
Thialfi	Human?	Lightning, Servant of Thor	Male	Thjalfi
Thjazi	Giant	Killed by the Aesir	Male	Thiassi, Thjassi, Thiazi, Voland
Thok	Giant	Darkness	Female	Thauk, Thaukt, Thokk
Thor	Aesir	Thunder, Lightning, Protection, Fertility, Sky, Household, Pesants	Male	Donar, Thur, Tor, Tror
Thora	??	Wife of Ragnar Lodbrog	Female	--
Thrall	??	First serf	Male	Thraell
Thrud	Giant	Lover of Alvis	Female	Might
Thrudgelmir	Frost Giant	Had six heads	Male	Thrudgelmer
Thrym	Frost Giant	Stole Thor's Hammer	Male	Thrymr
Tyr	Aesir	Sky, War, Law, Order, Assembly	Male	Teu, Thingsus, Tiw, Tiwaz, Ty, Tyw, Zio, Ziv, Ziw
Udar	??	Water	Male	--
Ull	Aesir	Justice, Dueling, Agriculture, Winter, Skiing, Archery	Male	Auler, Holler, Oller, Ollerus, Uller, Ullerus, Ullr, Wuldor
Urd	Norn	Destiny	Female	Urdh, Urdur, Urpr, Urth, Wurd, Wyrd
Vafthrudnir	Frost Giant	Riddles	Male	Vafthrudni
Vali	Aesir	Vengence, Vegetation, Archery	Male	Ali, Beav, Bous, Vale, Voli
Vali	Wolf	Killed Narve	Male	--
Vasud	??	Icy Winds	Male	--
Ve	??	Helped create the human race	Male	We
Verdani	Norn	Destiny	Female	--
Vestri	Dwarf	??	Male	??
Vidar	Aesir	Silence, Revenge, Peace	Male	Vidor, Vitharr
Vili	Aesir	Helped create humans	Male	Vile
Vindsual	Personification	Icy Wind	Male	Vindsval
Vingnir	??	Thor's foster father	Male	--
Vjofn	??	Love, Peace	Female	--
Volsung	Human	Sigmund & Signy's Father	Male	--
Volund	Human?, Dark Elf?	Smiths	Male	Foland, Phaland, Valland, Velint, Voland, Wayland, Weland, Wieland, Woland
Vor	??	Faith, Marriage, Contracts	Female	Var, Vara
Westri	Dwarf	Holds up the vault of the Heavens	Male	Westre
Ymir	Frost Giant	His body became the world	Male	Ymer, Augelmir, Aurgelmir, Aurgenimir, Fornjotnr, Hrim-Thus, Hrimthursar, Orgelmir, Yme
Ziu	??	Sky, Sun	Male	--

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