Víðarr (Vidarr)

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In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: ᚢᛁᚦᛅᚱ [ˈwiːðɑrː]; possibly "wide ruler", sometimes Anglicised as Vidar, Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of the god Óðinn and the Jǫtunn Gríðr, and is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict which he is described as surviving. He will press one foot on Fenrir's bottom jaw, and will take hold of his other jaw and tear the wolf apart. He is one of the gods that will rule the new world when it is created. His hall in Ásgarðr is Vidi. Víðarr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and is interpreted as depicted with Fenrir on the Gosforth Cross. A number of theories surround the figure, including theories around potential ritual silence and a Proto-Indo-European basis.

Attestations[]

Poetic Edda[]

In the Poetic Edda, Víðarr is mentioned in the poems Vǫluspá, Vafþrúðnismál, Grímnismál, and Lokasenna.

Family[]

Æsir genealogy in Norse mythology Names in Bold are Æsir/Ásynjur Names in Italics are Vanir Rindr was a human princess

Rán

Dellingr

Frigg

Óðinn

Vili

Vé

Hǿnir

Heimdallr

Dagr

Rindr

Nanna

Baldr

Hǫðr

Hermóðr

Bragi

Iðunn

Víðarr

Váli

Skjǫldr

Gefjon

Unnamed Jǫtunn

Ullr

Sif

Thor

Járnsaxa

Týr

Forseti

Skjǫldungar

4 sons

Móði

Þrúðr

Magni

Gallery[]

Víðarr Gallery Page

External links[]

Vidar - Encyclopedia Mythica

References[]

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Deities in Norse mythology
Æsir	Andhrímnir • Baldr • Bragi • Dellingr • Forseti • Heimdallr • Hermóðr • Hjúki • Hǫðr • Hǿnir • Ítreksjóð • Kvasir • Lóðurr • Loki • Máni • Meili • Mímir • Móði and Magni • Óðinn • Óðr • Týr • Ullr • Váli • Víðarr • Vili • Vé • Þórr
Ásynjur	Bil • Eir • Frigg • Fulla • Gefjon • Gerðr • Gná • Hlín • Iðunn • Irpa • Ilmr • Lofn • Nanna • Njǫrun • Rán • Sága • Sif • Sigyn • Sjǫfn • Skaði • Snotra • Sól • Syn • Vár • Vǫr • Þorgerðr Hǫlgabrúðr • Þrúðr
Vanir	Freyr (Ingunar-Freyr • Yngvi) • Njǫrðr • Freyja • Gersemi • Gullveig • Hnoss • Sister-wife of Njǫrðr • Skírnir
Jǫtnar	Alvaldi • Annarr • Auðr • Baugi • Beli • Bergelmir • Bǫlþorn • Býleistr • Eggþér • Fárbauti • Fjǫrgynn • Fornjótr • Gangr • Geirrǫðr • Gillingr • Gymir • Helblindi • Helreginn • Hrímgrímnir • Hrímnir • Hrungnir • Hrymr • Hræsvelgr • Hymir • Iði • Ím • Kári • Litr • Logi • Loki • Mímir • Mǫkkurkálfi • Mǫgþrasir • Naglfari • Narfi • Narfi Lokason • Søkkmímir • Surtr • Suttungr • Útgarða-Loki • Vafþrúðnir • Váli • Víðblindi • Vǫrnir • Ymir • Þjazi • Þrívaldi • Þrúðgelmir • Þrymr • Ægir
Gýgjar	Angrboða • Aurboða • Bestla • Eimyrja • Eisa • Fjǫrgyn • Gerðr • Gjálp • Glǫð • Greip • Gríðr • Gunnlǫð • Harðgreipr • Hel • Hljóð • Hrímgerðr • Hróðr • Hyrrokkin • Járnsaxa • Jǫrð • Laufey • Leikn • Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán/Nine Mothers of Heimdallr • Nornir (Urðr • Verðandi • Skuld) • Nótt • Sinmara • Skaði • Þǫkk