Aesir

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The Aesir are the principal pantheon of gods in Norse mythology, associated with war, sovereignty, and the governance of the cosmos.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Æsir 9
Aesir gods 2
Æsir gods 2

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse mythological entity
group of deities
pantheon of gods
afterEvent truce with Vanir
associatedWith cosmic governance
fate
law and order
sovereignty
war
cosmicLocation one of the Nine Worlds
cosmicRole maintainers of cosmic order
rulers of Asgard
culture Norse mythology
eschatology Ragnarok
etymology plural of "áss" (god) in Old Norse
fateAtRagnarok many Aesir die in final battle
genderComposition goddesses (Asynjur) related to Aesir
male gods
govern Midgard
home Asgard
involvedIn Aesir–Vanir War
languageOfName Old Norse
member Baldr NERFINISHED
Bragi NERFINISHED
Eir
Forseti
Frigg
Fulla
Gefjon
Gna
Heimdall
surface form: Heimdallr

Hermod NERFINISHED
Hlin
Hodmimir
Hodr NERFINISHED
Idunn
Lofn
Loki
Mani
Odin NERFINISHED
Saga
Sif
Sjofn
Snotra NERFINISHED
Sol
Syn
Thor
Týr
surface form: Tyr

Ullr NERFINISHED
Vali
Var
Vidar NERFINISHED
Vor
mythologicalSource Heimskringla
Poetic Edda NERFINISHED
Prose Edda NERFINISHED
opposedBy forces of chaos
opposedTo Frost Giants
surface form: Jotnar
relatedPantheon Vanir
religion Old Norse religion
worshipPeriod Viking Age
surface form: Viking Age Scandinavia
worshipRegion Iceland
Scandinavia

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asgard associatedWith Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Bragi associatedWith Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Loki associatedWith Aesir
Odin associatedWith Aesir
this entity surface form: the Einherjar
Draupnir belongsTo Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Loki capturedBy Aesir
Skadi conflict Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Vanir contrastedWith Aesir
Freyja family Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Idunn family Aesir
this entity surface form: Aesir gods
Sif family Aesir
Ragnarok featuresGroup Aesir
Gjallarhorn guardianOf Aesir
this entity surface form: gods of Asgard
this entity surface form: Æsir gods
Asgard inhabitedBy Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Vanir laterReconciledWith Aesir
Odin leadsAtRagnarök Aesir
this entity surface form: the Aesir
Bragi memberOf Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Frigg memberOf Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Freyr pantheon Aesir
Frigg pantheon Aesir
this entity surface form: Norse pantheon
Idunn pantheon Aesir
Sif pantheon Aesir
Skadi pantheon Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir and jötnar
Thor pantheon Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir
Tyr pantheon Aesir
Freyr receivedFrom Aesir
Idunn rescuedBy Aesir
this entity surface form: the gods of Asgard
Njord sentAsHostageTo Aesir
Bifrost travelers Aesir
this entity surface form: Aesir gods
Fenrir trickedBy Aesir
this entity surface form: Æsir gods