Víðarr

Norse deity
Person norse_deity Q372614
Víðarr
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Víðarr

Summary

Víðarr is a Norse deity[1]. He draws 7,180 Wikipedia views per month (norse_deity category, ranking #6 of 52).[2]

Key Facts

  • Víðarr's father was Odin[3].
  • Víðarr's mother was Gríðr[4].
  • Víðarr is recorded as male[5].
  • Víðarr's instance of is recorded as Norse deity[6].
  • Víðarr is part of Norse mythology[7].
  • Víðarr is part of Æsir[8].
  • Víðarr's Commons category is recorded as Víðarr[9].
  • Víðarr's said to be the same as is recorded as Aeneas[10].
  • Víðarr's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Víðarr's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Víðarr's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Víðarr's has characteristic is recorded as keeping silent[14].
  • Víðarr's native label is recorded as Víðarr[15].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Thor[16].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Meili[17].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Bragi[18].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Baldur[19].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Hodhr[20].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Hermod[21].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Váli[22].
  • Víðarr's P14750 is recorded as 762E-E030-9B04-A1D6-2BD2[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Víðarr's father was Odin[3]. His mother was Gríðr[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Víðarr include Vidar[24], a male given name[25] and WikiData Remote editor[26], a Wikidata tool[27].

Why It Matters

Víðarr draws 7,180 Wikipedia views per month (norse_deity category, ranking #6 of 52).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for him include Vidar[24], a male given name[25] and WikiData Remote editor[26], a Wikidata tool[27].

FAQs

Who were Víðarr's parents?

Víðarr's father was Odin[3]. Víðarr's mother was Gríðr[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ddb person (gnd) id → 121118806X
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13049]]: 121118806X, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273299|batch #273299]]"
  2. 20d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ixtheo authority id → 169902054X
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10553]]: 169902054X, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273255|batch #273255]]"
  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 762E-E030-9B04-A1D6-2BD2
    Mother → Gríðr
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 762E-E030-9B04-A1D6-2BD2, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  4. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 121118806X
    Viaf cluster id → 1159154239111992279
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P214]]: 1159154239111992279"
  5. 13w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Gríðr
    Said to be the same as → Aeneas
    Has characteristic → keeping silent
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q82732]]"
  6. 14w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Described by source → Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Local thumb → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P22]]: [[Q43610]]"
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