Víðarr

Norse deity
Person norse_deity Q372614
Víðarr
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Víðarr

Summary

Víðarr is a Norse deity[1]. He draws 1,112 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 described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Víðarr's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Víðarr's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • Víðarr's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'non', 'text': 'Víðarr'}[13].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Thor[14].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Meili[15].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Bragi[16].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Baldur[17].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Hodhr[18].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Hermod[19].
  • Víðarr's sibling is recorded as Váli[20].

Body

Origins and Family

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

Works and Contributions

Things named for Víðarr include Vidar[21], a male given name[22] and WikiData Remote editor[23], a Wikidata tool[24].

Why It Matters

Víðarr draws 1,112 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.[25] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for him include Vidar[21], a male given name[22] and WikiData Remote editor[23], a Wikidata tool[24].

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] . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. 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] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother Gríðr
    Said to be the same as Q82732
    Has characteristic Q2255545
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q82732]]"
  2. 9d 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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