Ide

Family: Jötuns · First appears: Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter III · How Njord got Skade to Wife

After Olvalde died, Ide and his brothers Thjasse and Gang divided their father’s gold inheritance, each taking the same number of mouthfuls. In the Grottesong, Fenja and Menja name Ide and Orner as their friends and say they fostered them.

Relationship record

Life events

• Olvalde’s sons divided his gold inheritance by taking equal numbers of mouthfuls.(Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter III · How Njord got Skade to Wife)
  • With: Olvalde Thjasse Gang
  • “He was very rich in gold, and when he died and his sons were to divide their heritage, they had this way of measuring the gold, that each should take his mouthful of gold, and they should all take the same number of mouthfuls. One of them was Thjasse, another Ide, and the third Gang.”

Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter III · How Njord got Skade to Wife

• siblings with Thjasse “One of them was Thjasse, another Ide, and the third Gang.”
• siblings with Gang “One of them was Thjasse, another Ide, and the third Gang.”
• parent: Olvalde “One of them was Thjasse, another Ide, and the third Gang.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · The Grottesong

• ward: Fenja “And Ide and Orner, Our friends, and The mountain-giants’ brothers, Who fostered us two.”
• ward: Menja “And Ide and Orner, Our friends, and The mountain-giants’ brothers, Who fostered us two.”
• friends with Fenja “And Ide and Orner, Our friends, and The mountain-giants’ brothers, Who fostered us two.”
• friends with Menja “And Ide and Orner, Our friends, and The mountain-giants’ brothers, Who fostered us two.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.