Magni

Also known as: Magne · Family: Æsir · Role: god · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Harbard

Life events

• Har says Thor’s sons will come to the plains of Ida and possess Mjolner after the world’s destruction.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XVII · Regeneration · 📍 the plains of Ida)
  • With: Modi
  • “Thither come also the sons of Thor, Mode and Magne, and they have Mjolner.”
• Magne removed Hrungner’s foot from Thor’s neck.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 1 · 📍 Grjottungard)
  • With: Thor Hrungnir
  • “He threw Hrungner’s foot off Thor, and said It was a great mishap, father, that I came so late.”
• Thor gave Hrungner’s horse Goldfax to Magne.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 1)
  • With: Thor
  • “I will give you the horse Goldfax, that belonged to Hrungner.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Harbard

• parent: Thor “I am Odin's son, Meili's brother, and Magni's sire, the gods' mighty leader: With Thor thou here mayest speak.”

Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter XVII · Regeneration

• parent: Thor “Thither come also the sons of Thor, Mode and Magne, and they have Mjolner.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor and Hrungner · Part 1

• parent: Thor “Then came Magne, the son of Thor and Jarnsaxa.”
• parent: Jarnsaxa “Then came Magne, the son of Thor and Jarnsaxa.”
• patron: Thor (Thor gives Magne Hrungner's horse.) “Then Thor arose, greeted his son lovingly, saying that he would become great and powerful; and, added he, I will give you the horse Goldfax, that belonged to Hrungner.”

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