In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: [ˈwiːðɑrː], possibly "wide ruler", sometimes anglicized as Vidar /ˈviːdɑːr/, Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god...
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during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr. In the Prose Edda, additional information is given about Fenrir, including...
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sorrow (the first being the death of her son, the god Baldr). Odin's son Víðarr avenges his father by rending Fenrir's jaws apart and stabbing it in the...
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Sons of Odin (section Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli)
Norse: Óðinn) in Old Norse and Old English texts. Four gods, Thor, Baldr, Víðarr and Váli, are explicitly identified as sons of Odin in the Eddic poems,...
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female jötun Rindr. Váli has numerous brothers including Thor, Baldr, and Víðarr. He was born for the sole purpose of avenging Baldr, and does this by killing...
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[ˈɡriːðz̠]; or Gríd) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the mother of Víðarr the silent and the consort of Odin. Saturn's moon Gridr was named after...
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first true hero of Rome. Snorri Sturluson identifies him with the Norse god Víðarr of the Æsir. Aeneas is the Romanization of the hero's original Greek name...
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subjects and takes refuge among his foreign relatives. A new leader (Norse Víðarr, Roman Lucius Brutus, Irish Lug), known as the "silent" one and usually...
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them. In stanza 54, after consuming Odin and being killed by Odin's son Víðarr, Fenrir is described as "Loki's kinsman". The poem Lokasenna (Old Norse...
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(Fjörgyn) Dagr Nepr Gríðr Rindr Nanna Baldr Týr Höðr Hermóðr Bragi Iðunn Víðarr Váli Skjöldr Gefjon Unnamed jötunn Sif Thor Járnsaxa Döglingar Forseti Scyldings...
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attested None attested Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Gesta Danorum (as Bous) Viðarr (Old Norse) Possibly "wide ruler" None attested None attested Poetic Edda...
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names of the Æsir and as a son of Odin (between the god Baldr and the god Víðarr). Some 19th-century scholars proposed that Meili's mother should be understood...
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Vidar may refer to: Víðarr, Norse god Vidar, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran Vidar class minesweeper HNoMS Vidar, several vessels SK Vidar...
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take nine steps afterward before collapsing due to the serpent's venom. Víðarr faces Fenrir and kicks his jaw open before stabbing the wolf in the heart...
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those suggested by Jónsson in 1913. Víðarr's battle with Fenrir at Ragnarök. The bound Loki Engraving of the Víðarr section of the cross. Engraving of...
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lists the male Æsir as Odin, Thor, Njörðr, Freyr, Týr, Heimdallr, Bragi, Víðarr, Váli, Ullr, Forseti and Loki and the ásynjur as Frigg, Sága, Eir, Gefjon...
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Withers Language(s) Old English Origin Meaning "Son of Ƿithar (Víðarr)", for proper earlier form Region of origin England Other names Variant form(s) Wither...
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An image on the Gosforth Cross (10th century), possibly showing the god Víðarr's battle with the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök...
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injured and winded Charles who is pleased with being vindicated. 16 6 "Vidarr" Genndy Tartakovsky Bachman & Tartakovsky August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) 0...
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whole by his old nemesis Fenrir. The god Freyr fights Surtr but loses. Víðarr, son of Odin, will then avenge his father by ripping Fenrir's jaws apart...
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husband, Odin. Instead of Gerðr, the jötunn Gríðr, mother of Odin's son Víðarr according to the Prose Edda, was probably intended. One manuscript has Gríðr...
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great battle at Ragnarök. Odin will be consumed by the wolf, yet Odin's son Víðarr will avenge him by stabbing the wolf in the heart. After the world is burned...
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officially named after Gríðr, a jötunn in Norse mythology. She is the mother of Víðarr the silent and the consort of Odin. She warned Thor about the treachery...
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Force ship N42 Jotvingis (2006) History Norway Name Vidar (N52) Namesake Víðarr Builder Mjellem & Karlsen Verft, Bergen Launched 1977 Fate Sold to Lithuania...
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Jörmungandr's venom. Fenrir will eat Odin, but immediately after Odin's son Víðarr will come forward and set his foot on to the wolf's lower jaw, and grasp...
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(Vestri) 77.3 1979 Vestri (Norse) WGPSN Vidarr 12°06′N 166°36′E / 12.1°N 166.6°E / 12.1; 166.6 (Vidarr) 78 1988 Vidarr (Norse) WGPSN Vitr 22°06′S 10°36′E...
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Ölvis, Skáldskaparmál Greppa Vilhjalms saga sjóðs Gríðr Partner: Odin Son: Víðarr Gesta Danorum, Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra, Nafnaþulur, Skáldskaparmál, Þórsdrápa...
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on the dead so that they could go to Valhöll. (Norse mythology) Shoes of Víðarr, which gave the god Vidar unparalleled foot protection. (Norse mythology)...
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winter solstice does not make days angustos." Among the Scandinavians god Viðarr is considered the second strongest after Thor. His only known act is placed...
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valiantly for Asgard during ragnarök. Vidar; god of strength based on the deity Víðarr, is Odin's son by the jötunn, Grid. Being a half-giant Vidar was not accepted...
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