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This page lists the 21 people on the chart of the Odin family tree and the three numbered sources its article cites. It also gives the credits of the portraits and the article as a reference in four styles. The chart and the article have a page of their own.

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Every figure on the Odin family tree

Each figure on the Odin family tree has a row, with the passage of the Edda that names it.

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YYmirThe first giantBorn of the melting rime. The sons of Borr made the earth of his body.

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AAudumlaThe cow of the rimeShe nourished Ymir and licked Búri out of the ice.

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Búri, from the cow Auðumbla licking Búri out of the ice in SÁM 66BúriLicked out of the iceFair, great and mighty, the father of Borr.

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BBorrSon of BúriHe wedded Bestla, and their sons were Odin, Vili and Vé.

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BBestlaMother of OdinDaughter of the giant Bölthorn.

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JJörðThe Earth, mother of ThorSnorri calls her the daughter and the wife of Odin.

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Odin, from Odin the Wanderer by Georg von RosenOdinChief of the ÆsirSon of Borr and Bestla, called Allfather. Völuspá says that his eye is hidden in the well of Mímir.

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Frigg, from Frigg, Odin’s wife by Jenny NyströmFriggQueen of the ÆsirDaughter of Fjörgvinn, wife of Odin and mother of Baldr.

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AAngrboðaGiantessShe bore Loki three children in Jötunheim.

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Loki, from Loki and Sigyn by Mårten Eskil WingeLokiTricksterSon of the giant Fárbauti, sworn brother of Odin, bound for the death of Baldr.

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Sigyn, from Loki and Sigyn by Mårten Eskil WingeSigynWife of LokiShe stays beside her bound husband and catches the venom.

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Sif, from Sif by John Charles DollmanSifWife of ThorThe wife of Thor in the Edda, drawn beside him on the second row.

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Thor, from Thor’s Fight with the Giants by Mårten Eskil WingeThorGod of thunderThe first son of Odin, fated to kill the Midgard Serpent and die of its venom.

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Nanna, from Balder and Nanna by Friedrich Wilhelm HeineNannaWife of BaldrDaughter of Nep. Her heart burst with grief at the funeral of Baldr.

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Baldr, from Baldur by Johannes GehrtsBaldrSecond son of OdinKilled by a shaft of mistletoe thrown by Höðr.

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Höðr, from The Death of Baldr by C. W. EckersbergHöðrBlind son of OdinHe threw the mistletoe at the prompting of Loki and was killed in revenge by a brother of Baldr.

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Fenrir, from Odin and Fenris by Dorothy HardyFenrirWolf, son of LokiThe prophecies say that he shall be the slayer of Odin.

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Jörmungandr, from Thor and the Midgard Serpent by Emil DoeplerJörmungandrSerpent, son of LokiThe Midgard Serpent, whom Thor is fated to fight at Ragnarök.

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Hel, from Hel by Johannes GehrtsHelRuler of the deadDaughter of Loki. She would release Baldr only if all things wept for him.

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NNarfiSon of Loki and SigynTorn apart by his brother in Gylfaginning, changed to a wolf in Lokasenna.

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VVáliSon of LokiNot the son of Odin of the same name, who avenged Baldr in Völuspá. Changed to a wolf in Gylfaginning.

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The article is unsigned, so the site stands as author and the date is its last revision. Cite the numbered sources for the facts and the article for the chart. Each reference gives the address of the article.

  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 11). The Odin family tree, from the sons of Borr to the children of Loki. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/norse-gods-family-tree
  • MLA“The Odin Family Tree, from the Sons of Borr to the Children of Loki.” Genogram Builder, 11 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/norse-gods-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Odin Family Tree, from the Sons of Borr to the Children of Loki.” Last modified November 11, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/norse-gods-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Odin Family Tree, from the Sons of Borr to the Children of Loki. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/norse-gods-family-tree (Accessed: 11 November 2026).

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Sources

Every source of this Odin family tree was opened on 10 November 2026 on Wikisource. Gylfaginning is cited in the translation of Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, published in 1916, with its chapters as he numbers them. Lokasenna and Völuspá are cited in the translation of Henry Adams Bellows, published in 1923.

Wikisource

  1. The Prose Edda, translated by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, 1916, Gylfaginning
  2. The Poetic Edda, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, 1923, Lokasenna
  3. The Poetic Edda, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, 1923, Völuspá

Portrait credits

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