Æsir — Minor Figures

13 figures from The Eddas who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Hermod

messenger · first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XV · The Death of Balder · Part 1

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XV · The Death of Balder · Part 1 · employer: Odin “But he is called Hermod, the Nimble, Odin’s swain, who undertook this journey.”
Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XV · The Death of Balder · Part 2 · siblings with Balder “He went in, and saw there sitting on the foremost seat his brother Balder.”

god · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla · patron: Odin “He gave to Hermod a helm and corslet,”

first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter X · The Goddesses (Asynjes)

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter X · The Goddesses (Asynjes) · employer: Odin “These are called valkyries. Odin sends them to all battles, where they choose those who are to be slain, and rule over the victory.”
Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · parent: Thor “His breast with anger swollen Against Thruda’s father.”

god · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Harbard

Elder Edda · The Lay of Harbard · siblings with Thor “I am Odin's son, Meili's brother, and Magni's sire, the gods' mighty leader: With Thor thou here mayest speak.”

Thor's son · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir

Elder Edda · The Lay of Hymir · parent: Thor “Then Modi's father by the brim grasped it, and trod through the dwelling's floor.”

Frey's attendant · first appears Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 1

Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 1 · employer: Frey “Loki too was there, and Frey's attendants, Byggvir and Beyla.”
Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 2 · married with Byggvir “Thou art Byggvir's wife”

Frey's attendant · first appears Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 1

Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 1 · employer: Frey “Loki too was there, and Frey's attendants, Byggvir and Beyla.”
Elder Edda · Oegir's Compotation, or Loki's Altercation · Part 2 · married with Beyla “Thou art Byggvir's wife”

wayfaring woman · first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter I · Gefjun's Plowing

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter I · Gefjun's Plowing · patron: Gylfe “Of him it is said that he gave to a wayfaring woman, as a reward for the entertainment she had afforded him by her story-telling, a plow-land in his realm, as large as four oxen could plow it in a day and a night But this woman was of the asa-race; her name was Gefjun.”
Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Æger's Feast · patron: Æger “Æger made a visit to Asgard, but when he was ready to return home he invited Odin and all the asas to come and pay him a visit after the lapse of three months. On this journey went Odin, Njord, Frey, Tyr, Brage, Vidar, Loke; and also the asynjes, Frigg, Freyja, Gefjun, Skade, Idun, Sif.”

Æger's wife · first appears Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Æger's Feast

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Æger's Feast · married with Æger “The name of Æger’s wife is Ran, and they have nine daughters, as has before been written.”

asa · first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter VIII · The Asas · Part 2

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter VIII · The Asas · Part 2 · parent: Balder “Forsete is a son of Balder and Nanna, Nep’s daughter.”
Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter VIII · The Asas · Part 2 · parent: Nanna “Forsete is a son of Balder and Nanna, Nep’s daughter.”

god · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Vegtam, or Baldr's Dreams

Elder Edda · The Lay of Vegtam, or Baldr's Dreams · siblings with Balder “Hödr will hither his glorious brother send”
Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XV · The Death of Balder · Part 1 · enemies with Balder “Hoder took the mistletoe and shot at Balder under the guidance of Loke. The dart pierced him and he fell dead to the ground.”

first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Rig

Elder Edda · The Lay of Rig · child: Jarl “Thither from the forest came Rig walking, Rig walking: runes he taught him, his own name gave him, and his own son declared him, whom he bade possess his alodial fields, his alodial fields, his ancient dwellings.”
Elder Edda · The Lay of Rig · pupil: Jarl “Thither from the forest came Rig walking, Rig walking: runes he taught him, his own name gave him, and his own son declared him, whom he bade possess his alodial fields, his alodial fields, his ancient dwellings.”

husband of Night · first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued)

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued) · married with Night “Her last husband was Delling (Daybreak), who was of asa-race. Their son was Day, who was light and fair after his father.”
Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued) · child: Day “Her last husband was Delling (Daybreak), who was of asa-race. Their son was Day, who was light and fair after his father.”

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