Norse mythology
Odin
The One-Eyed Wanderer
- Mythology
- Norse mythology
- Parents
- Bestla
- Group
- Sacrifice · Magic · Fate · Poetry · Aesir · Death · Sworn Bond · Ruler · Einherjar · Prophecy · Afterlife · Berserker
- Appears in
- Odin's Wanderings: The Grímnir Cycle · Odin and the Quest for Wisdom · Odin and Vafthrudnir · The Nine Worlds and Yggdrasil · Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods · The Aesir-Vanir War
- Places
- Asgard · Yggdrasil · Valhalla · Bifrost · Urd's Well · Mimir's Well
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Odin, the All-Father, rules Asgard as god of war, wisdom, poetry, magic, and death. He trades an eye at Mimir's well for wisdom and hangs nine nights on Yggdrasil, pierced by his own spear, to win the runes. He drinks the mead of poetry, wields the spear Gungnir, and rides eight-legged Sleipnir, flanked by ravens Huginn and Muninn and wolves Geri and Freki. From Hlidskjalf he sees all worlds. He gathers slain heroes into Valhalla as einherjar, hoarding warriors for the day he must face Fenrir at Ragnarok.
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Odin's Wanderings: The Grímnir Cycle
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Odin?
- Odin, the All-Father, rules Asgard as god of war, wisdom, poetry, magic, and death. He trades an eye at Mimir's well for wisdom and hangs nine nights on Yggdrasil, pierced by his own spear, to win the runes.
- Which mythology does Odin belong to?
- Odin belongs to Norse mythology.
- Which stories does Odin appear in?
- Odin appears in Odin's Wanderings: The Grímnir Cycle, Odin and the Quest for Wisdom, Odin and Vafthrudnir, The Nine Worlds and Yggdrasil, Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods, The Aesir-Vanir War, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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