The Eddas

Vali

Also known as: Ale / Vale · Family: Æsir · Role: god · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

Life events

  • Vali avenged his brother Baldr by slaying Baldr’s slayer.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla)
    • With: Balder
    • “him Vali showed himself worthy to avenge, his own brother: he the slayer slew.”
  • Ale is the son of Odin and Rind.(Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter VIII · The Asas · Part 2)
    • With: Odin Rind
    • “Ale, or Vale, is the son of Odin and Rind.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

  • siblings with Balder “him Vali showed himself worthy to avenge, his own brother:”

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

  • parent: Odin “Ale, or Vale, is the son of Odin and Rind.”
  • parent: Rind “Ale, or Vale, is the son of Odin and Rind.”

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

  • parent: Rind “Jord, the mother of Thor, and Rind, Vale’s mother, are numbered among the goddesses.”

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