Æsir

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Æsir
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Æsir

Summary

Æsir is a Norse mythical group of characters[1]. Æsir draws 2,325 Wikipedia views per month (norse_mythical_group_of_characters category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Æsir's instance of is recorded as Norse mythical group of characters[3].
  • Æsir's instance of is recorded as pantheon[4].
  • Æsir is a type of Norse deity[5].
  • Æsir is part of Norse mythology[6].
  • Æsir's Commons category is recorded as Æsir[7].
  • Æsir comprises Odin[8].
  • Æsir comprises Thor[9].
  • Æsir comprises Njord[10].
  • Æsir comprises Freyr[11].
  • Æsir comprises Tyr[12].
  • Æsir comprises Heimdall[13].
  • Æsir comprises Bragi[14].
  • Æsir comprises Víðarr[15].
  • Æsir comprises Váli[16].
  • Æsir comprises Ull[17].
  • Æsir comprises Hœnir[18].
  • Æsir comprises Forseti[19].
  • Æsir comprises Loki[20].
  • Æsir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Æsir[21].
  • Æsir's worshipped by is recorded as Nordic paganism[22].
  • Æsir's worshipped by is recorded as modern Asatru[23].
  • Æsir's worshipped by is recorded as heathenry[24].
  • Æsir's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Æsir's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Æsir's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Norse mythical group of characters[3] and pantheon[4]. Æsir is a type of Norse deity[5].

Use and Application

Components include Odin[8], a Norse deity[28]; Thor[9], a Norse deity[29]; Njord[10], a water deity[30]; Freyr[11], a Norse deity[31]; Tyr[12], a Norse deity[32]; and Heimdall[13], a Norse deity[33]. Æsir is part of Norse mythology[6].

Why It Matters

Æsir draws 2,325 Wikipedia views per month (norse_mythical_group_of_characters category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] Æsir has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Æsir is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Elyaqim · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Odin, Thor, Njord +10
    Subclass of
    Partially coincident with Q909873
    Part of Norse mythology
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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