Norse Gods and Goddesses and the Asatru

Who are the Norse Gods and Goddesses and Who worships them?

 Asatru is the modern re-birth of the old Norse beliefs. The Old Norse culture is the ancestors of the Norwegians, Danes, Swedes, the Icelanders, and probably a few other peoples in that general area. They follow the Norse Pantheon, See below for a list of individual Gods and Goddesses and their beliefs. The revival of Asatru began in 1973 by Gladsheim. It is interesting to note that Asatru is one of two recognized faiths in Iceland, with the other one being the Lutheran Church.

You can find a list of Norse Gods below.

The Norse and Germanic Pantheon -

Odin - Father of the Gods and is gifted in eloquence.

Jumala - Creator god and is Finnish in nature.

Frigg - Queen of the Gods.

Nerthus - Mother Goddess and is Germanic in nature.

Luonnotar - Creatrix goddess and is Finnish in nature.

Mati Syra Zemlya - Moist Earth Mother and is Slavic in nature.

Aegir - God of the sea and is Germanic in nature.

The Aesir - The younger of the two branches of the family of the gods and is Germanic in nature.

The Vanir - The older of the two branches of the family of gods and is Germanic in nature.

Baba Yaga -Avenger of women and is Slavic in nature.

Buri - Ancestor of the gods and is Germanic in nature.

Dazhbog - God of the sun and is Slavic in nature.

Forseti - God of justice and is Germanic in nature.

Freyja - Goddess of fertility and is Germanic in nature.

Gefion - Goddess of fertility and is Germanic in nature.

Hel - Goddess of the underworld and the dead and is Germanic in nature.

Huginn and Muninn - Ravens of Thought and Memory and belonging to Odin and they are the messengers. They are Germanic in nature.

Idun - Goddess of youth and apples and is Germanic in nature.

 Kied Kie Jubmel - Lord of the herds, stone god and is Lapp in nature.

Leib-Olmai - Lord of the bears and is Lapp in nature. Loki - God of fire and is Germanic in nature.

Madder-Akka and Madder -Atcha - Divine couple who created humankind and is Lapp in nature.

Menu - Moon god and is Baltic in nature.

Njord - God of the sea and is Germanic in nature.

Norns - Goddesses of Fate - Urd (Past), Verdandi (Present), and Skuld (Future) and is Germanic in nature.

Perunu - God of thunder and is Slavic in nature.

Potrimpo - God of fertility and is Slavic in nature.

Rig - Watchman of the gods and is Germanic in nature.

Saule - Goddess of the sun and is Slavic in nature.

Skadi - Goddess of vengeance and the hunt is Germanic in nature.

Svarazic - God of fire and is Slavic in nature.

Tapio - God of the forest and is Finnish in nature.

 Thor - God of thunder and is Germanic in nature.

Tuoni - God of the dead and is Finnish in nature.

Tyr (Tiwaz) - God of the skyand bravery and is Germanic in nature.

Valkyries - Female battle and shield maidens who take brave warriors to Valhalla, the idyllic abode of Odin's ghostly army and is Germanic in nature.

 Vidar - God of justice and is Germanic in nature.

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