The Nordic peoples believed and worshiped two kinds of gods: the Vanir and the Aesir, but in this publication, only the Aesir will be spoken of, they are the gods of a superior race that lived in Asgard, the divine women from this race are it denominates Asynja. The Aesir and the Asynja are gods of superior descent, and for the most part share blood ties with Odin, the Aesir divinities were the ones who fought against the giants. Among the Aesir there are 32 gods, in this post, you will know some of them.

Balder, is the son of Odin and Frigg, is the god of light and truth, is the wisest of the Aesir. He lived in a palace called Bredablik, a place characterized by having the roof of gold and silver columns, only the authentic could pass its doors.

Balder used to have revelations through his dreams that revealed that he would die young and from that Odín asks to his wife Frigg the mother of Balder that forces to swear to all the living beings, and to all the things of the universe that nobody is able of hurting Balder.

Bragi is the god of music and poetry, highly esteemed by the bards. Husband of Idun and son of Odin and the giant Gunlod. Bragi is represented as an old man who carries in his hands a golden harp which melodically plays.
In the writing of Snorre Sturluson says that the god called Bragi is celebrated for his wisdom and rhetorical dexterity. He more than anyone knows the secrets of poetry, which is sometimes called Bragi's Breath.

It was Bragi who had to confront Loki and notify him of the displeasure felt by the gods towards him for his aces.

Eirr stands out for being the best healer goddess and the most beautiful of all the gods, her name means grace, peace, clemency, honor and worship. Eirr lives in a place among the mountains called Lyfja. There she has her little sanctuary where she is dedicated to curing and preventing diseases by using herbs and raising the dead.

Other things that characterize the goddess Eirr is her finesse and delicacy, she is introverted and inexpressive, but always interested in helping others.

Eirr is represented in a beautiful woman who radiates light through her hair and shows a close relationship with nature, especially with plants.

There is a legend that says that Eirr only gives the gift of healing to maidens, so they were suggested to be castes and to be deprived of eating animal meat, milk and alcohol, all this in order that the energy flow in a perfect way through the body in conjunction with nature.

Eirr continues to be an important symbol of hope for the sick even today.

Forseti is the son of Balder and Nanna, is a god known for his great wisdom and eloquence, characterized by being the gentlest of all gods. When the gods of Asgard learned of the existence of Forseti and its virtues, he was granted a position in the council room of the gods, that which is celebrated in one of Odin's mansions. Forseti is also recognized as the god of justice and righteousness.

Forseti was given a palace called Glitnir, this is characterized by being supported between golden pillars and has a silver roof, the brightness of the place can be seen from afar. All those who seek a solution to any type of conflict come to this palace.

Sitting on his throne Forseti receives cases of disagreement between gods and humans, listened to each party and undertook an equitable sentence, usually, these decisions were fair and also achieved in some cases the reconciliation of enemies.

The agreements were fulfilled because no one wanted to know the wrath of the god Forseti, who would surely grant immediate death to those who disobeyed.

There is a legend about an island belonging to Forseti, known as the sacred land of Heligoland, in this territory the same Forseti formed a group of 12 jurists to whom he transmitted the laws with which they would rule their peoples.

She is one of the goddesses majors, is the wife of Odín and is leader of the Aesir, to her is known like the goddess of the sky, the love, the fertility, the handling of the home, the marriage and the motherhood. She possesses the power of prophecy and is the only one who can sit next to Odin on the throne of Hliöskiál to see above the nine worlds. Frigg also protects the ships and reunites the lovers after their deaths.

She is often accompanied by Eirr, the goddess of healing and the norns helpers Hlín, Fulla and Gná, making a huge tapestry, where everything she weaves becomes reality, the threads are the lives of the beings, for this reason she she knows him as protector of misfortunes and protector of the sacred fire, knows and protects the magical rites.

One of the most famous stories told about Frigg is about the death of her son, she did not care much for her blind son Hödr, but she did care about Balder, who had prophetic dreams about his death, and Frigg in an attempt to protect him at all costs he traveled the world to make all things swear that they would never harm his son.

Heimdall is the guardian god in Norse mythology, characterized by his clothing and armor of a very bright white, his sword of the same metal has the same brightness and a lot of power, Heimdall also carries a horn with which he would warn the arrival of some enemy. In their hands is the responsibility of taking care of all the gods, the palace of Asgard, Midgard and the bridge of the rainbow called Bifröst, this is the only entrance to the Asgard and leads to the garden of the gods.

Heimdall was endowed with a great ear and vision, for thus he can see at a great distance and can hear the grass grow. It can also be characterized as being the opposite of the god Loki since Heimdall is known for establishing human order and protecting the divine order, while Loki is the one who carries out all the chaos.

Tells the story that the god Heimdall is the son of the god Odin and the nine wave maidens, these nine were beautiful giants with whom Odin was betrothed, the giants combined to bring Heimdall to the world, each of they fed him, and that is how he received the strength of the earth, the moisture of love and the warmth of the sun.

It is also said that Heimdall had three children with the mother of the earth, they are Thrall, from whom the slaves descend, the second Churl, from whom the free men descend and Jarl, from whom all the nobles descend.
Heimdall is the one who would announce the arrival of Ragnarök with his horn, which will be heard throughout the world to call all the gods to the last great battle.

Hödr is a blind god and is the god of darkness and sin, he is also famous for his strength, he is Balder's brother, and he was the one who involuntarily killed his brother when he handed him that mistletoe at the request of Loki in disguise.

Hödr died at the hands of Vali, another son of Odin who sought revenge for the death of his brother Balder, but after the twilight of the gods, Hödr resurrected and survived all other gods, also emerged as the reborn god.

She is the goddess of eternal youth and wife of Bragi, guardian of the fruit of eternal youth, is one of the goddesses contemplated in the Edda. She was as special as a symbol of heavenly creation, her birth was unknown and she would not experience death.

She was taken to the palace of the gods after marrying Bragi, who took her to live in Asgard. When the goddess Idunn arrived in Asgard she was greeted with joy by all the gods and she in the form of thanks promised to all the gods a daily taste of the apples she carried in her basket, these apples contained the power to bestow beauty and youth upon everyone who tries it.

This magical fruit favored the gods in large part because many were a mixture between mortals and gods, so this would allow them to live for much longer.

Idunn has a magic chest where she protects all her fruits with this power, but this chest has the peculiarity that no matter how many apples she extracts, the quantity is always intact.

There is a legend that talks about Loki, the god of chaos and deception once he pulled Idunn out of Asgard and handed her over to the giant Thiazi, but then the gods began to age and he had to bring her back, the gods murdered the giant and placed his eyes like stars in the sky.

He is the all-powerful god of Norse mythology, the chief of souls and of the apparitions, the god of poetry, wisdom, magic and, inspiration, he is the supreme king of the gods Aesir.

Odin is a necromancer who can resuscitate the dead, can become an animal and change his appearance while his body remains, and under these conditions manages to travel to faraway places, his two crows Hugin and Munin fly every day to gather news from all events that occur daily in the world, they are both the extension of Odin's ears and eyes.

One of their mansions is the Valhalla, where they sit in Hskskalf on top of everything, observing the nine worlds. He is the creator of the runes, and all his knowledge comes from his uncle Mimir, the giant of the waters.

Odin owned three mansions, Valaskialf where his throne was, Gladsheim where the gods Aesir and Valhalla met the house of all the warriors who perished in the war and live celebrating eternally.

A characteristic aspect of Odin is that he only has one eye since the other gave him to the giant Mimir when he was young in exchange for wisdom, his eye remains at the bottom of the Mimir spring.

Odin is the son of the giants Bor and Bestla, his brothers are Vile and Ve, and his children are Thor, Valder, Váli, and Vidar.

Finally, according to the poem by Hávamál Odín, he was hanged on the tree of the world, and as a consequence of this every time a sacrifice is made in his honor he is hanged by a man or an animal.

Loki is the representative god of fire, also a symbol of deceit and envy, is characterized by creating discord among the Aesir, is the misery of men and gods, is despised by all. He is the son of the giant Farbauti and his mother is Laufey, his brothers are Byleist and Helblindi, Loki is beautiful but of a twisted nature and is cunning.

Evil and darkness are personified by Loki in Asgard, despite being considered a god, he had no cult or faithful, since he was in constant revelation towards the sacred, Odin considered him a brother until he caused the death of his son Balder.

As a result, he was subjected to torture where he was tied to three rocks, there a snake dripped his poison in the head of Loki every so often, which caused him a terrible pain and was disfiguring it little by little. When Loki managed to escape this torture fought against the gods in the ragnarök, for Loki is the commander of the army of darkness and would fight against Heimdall.

Loki had innumerable children, human creatures and monsters, his three wives were Angrboda, Sigyn and Savadilfari, among his children is the beast Fenrir, the snake Jörmundgarder, the goddess Hel who ruled the underworld, the eight-legged horse that he gave to Odin called Sleipnir and Váli, who was turned into a wolf by punishment of Odín, this wolf murdered his brother Narfi.

Sjöfn is the goddess who represents love and everything related to it, her name means longing for love. She is characterized by having the power to change the way of thinking of men and women in love issues because their duty is to stop the fights that exist in marriage, it is also granted the title of goddess of women.

Sjöfn occupies a place as one of the major goddesses because among its qualities the main one is that of love, and love is the most important, it is the most powerful force and no being on earth could live without love. Those who are really in love make prayers and petitions to this goddess.

This goddess is represented in several ways, mainly is a beautiful woman with long hair and dressed in red, sometimes has a dagger in his hands and a shield, other times is represented next to a barefoot elk among nature.

Syn is the goddess summoned by the accused in trials, she is considered the goddess of truth and vigilance, she is characterized as guardian of the threshold, watches the mansions and prevents unauthorized access. From her name is born the negative expression Syn is my plea, which translates to "I am innocent."

She also plays a role as a faithful servant of the goddess Frigg, however she also tells herself that she was not only a servant but rather as one of her closest best friends.

The history of this deity is particularly narrated in the poetry Edda, where it was previously mentioned that the historical data of some gods are narrated poetically, mainly one can read about Syn in the writings: Gylfaginnig and Skáldskaparmál.

He is the god of war and thunder (word that comes from his own name), characterized by its strength. Thor was the god that rules over natural phenomena, and therefore the sacrifices in honor of him seek the prosperity of a good harvest and that the conditions are propitious so that there is no disease or hunger. He is also honored and sacred rites to prosper in war and travel. His parents are Odin and Jörd, he had two wives, the first was Angrboda, with whom he had Magni and Modi, who are destined to survive Ragnarök and his second wife is Sif with whom he had Trud, a Valkyrie representing strength and the power.

Thor represents youth, lightning, fire and is protector of architecture, he was established as the protector of the institution of marriage.

Thor for being the first-born of Odín occupies the central place of the temple of Uppsala, is the most popular and more important God after his father Odín. It was Thor who fought against the giants to prevent the cold and darkness from covering the world of gods and men, he defended them from danger.

Thor is represented by a man who carries in his right hand a hammer used for war, this hammer has the characteristic of always returning to the hands of its owner, the hammer is known as Mjöllnir, his enemies feared when Thor raised his Mjöllnir as this has the characteristic of always hit the target.

Another accessory that characterizes Thor is his Megingjardar belt, when it is fastened the power of Thor doubles, and finally his iron gloves, indispensable to be able to carry with the hammer.

The place where Thor lives is called Bilskirnir, a palace near Trudheim on the outskirts of Asgard. Thor can not cross the bridge that connects Midgard with Asgard because the Bifröst can not stand the heat of its rays nor the roar caused by its car being pulled by two male goats called Tanngnjos and Tanngrisner, the sole presence of Thor in his carriage means the loud roar of thunder in the sky, and around its passage, if the goats die can resuscitate each morning of the next day, this only if their bones were collected and covered within the skin of the animal.

Thor died at the hands of the terrible serpent beast that surrounds Midgard.

Tyrr is the god of combat and honor, god of heaven and war. This god was in the shadows after the appearance of Thor, because Tyrr was before one of the most popular gods, son of Odin and Frigg. He is the bravest and most enterprising god of the Aesir, though not as strong as Thor.

The name of Tyrr was written on the swords of the warriors to give them their strength and was invoked before the battles since he granted the gift of victory.

It was Tyrr who tied the Fenrir and in order to get it he had to offer one of his hands as a sacrifice, that is how he lost his hand, and he is represented as a man who only has one hand and carries a spear.
According to the believers, Tyrr is represented on the Tuesday that is dedicated to the god of war.

Ull is the god of hunting and winter, son of the goddess Sif and is stepson of Thor, it is unknown who his father is but he thinks he is one of the ice giants since Ull likes the cold and had some Skill to ski in the winter.

He is known for being the god of archery, winter sports and death, since ice was also responsible for the death of many Norsemen.

This god is also known for having many names: Ull, Ullr, Uller, Holler, Oller or Vulder, and regardless of the name used, his name will always mean the glorious warrior with special domain of hunting in the forest during the winter .

Ull is represented with a quiver full of arrows and a large bow, sometimes appears near a tree used to make weapons.

Ull lives in a place called Ydalir, a place characterized by cold and humidity, there he dedicated himself to build his mansion, surrounded by his beloved cold. During the winter Ull is the one who takes the place of Odin to govern Asgard, it is even said that he took possession of Frigg, the wife of Odin.

Vidar is the god of revenge, justice, and silence, named for being the one who barely spoke in the assemblies of the gods. He is brave and is the god destined to be reborn after the Ragnarök.

Vidar is the one who kills the great beast Fenrir at the end of the world, to avenge the death of Odin and be reborn in the new world alongside his brother Váli.

He is represented as a very tall man with some very striking shoes, he is credited with this because he is said to be wearing sturdy iron boots given to him by his mother who already knew the prophecy, and he knew that he would need them on the day of the great final battle.

It is said that silence was their connection, Vidar's mother lived in a cave in the desert, a cave that evolved from the union between Odin as spirit and Gior as matter, for this reason, the god is very close to forests and nature. Vidar has a strong connection with nature, the gods had contact with nature through him and that is why his palace is located in the impenetrable forest Landvidi, a place where trees, flowers, and the deepest silence predominate, Vidar loves the loneliness of this place.

Only Vidar could travel through the thickest forests without having a planned path because he personifies in person the immortality of nature and the rebirth of destruction.

Váli is one of Loki's sons, his mother is Sigyn, and is one of the most unknown gods, since it is only mentioned in the Gylfaginning.

Váli was condemned to be turned into a rabid wolf who did not hesitate to attack his brother Narfi by slashing his throat, with Narfi dead the Aesir used their viscera to hold Loki on the three rocks that held him during his torture after the death of Balder.

The story of Váli is written through the prophecy of the seer Völuspá and it is said that it can be a character created by Snorri, since in this way the story makes sense, but it is not really known, and perhaps because of this curious fact Váli It is so well known.