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Who was Odin?
Odin is, according to the mythology of the Scandinavians (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark), the all father and ruler of the gods. He was "born" when Ymir, the first being, a f…rost giant, slept. The warmth of his breath melted the ice near him and Odin came out. Odin killed Ymir, and of his skull made the Earth. Odin had many sons, his most notable being Thor, God of Thunder. Early depictions show Odin as a Soldier, clad in armor and carrying his Spear, Gungnir. Later depictions show him as an old man, wearing a straw hat and a long beard, somewhat similar to J.R.R. Tolkiens Gandalf the Grey. He sacrificed one of his eyes in order to gain the ability to see the future. He saw, in the future, RagNaRok, an apocalyptic clash between the Gods and the Giants. To prepare a suitable army for RagNaRok, he established Valhalla, a wonderful afterlife for those who had fallen in battle. In Valhalla, warriors fight all day, usually until none are left. At night everyone's wounds are healed, and they feast on the regenerative boar, named Skrimir. There are two Ravens that sit on Odin's shoulders, Hugin and Munin, who tell him of major events and goings on. There are two wolves that lie at Odin's feet, and Odin gives all the meat he has to them, as Mead acts as both food and drink for the God. Odin is the "chief" (Not the king) of the Aesir tribe. He is associated with poetry, death, wisdom and battle. Its said that he favors or curses soldiers, shakling them or blessing them in berserk. He calls those to Valhalla, Hall of the Slain, building an army. He wanders the world in search on knowledge, usually in a wide brimmed hat or blue cloak, mingling among humans. In his search for knowledge, he plucked out his eye and dropped it into the Well of Mimir. He has two ravens, Hugin (thought) and Munin (memory). He also has two wolves, Freki and Guki. His raves are sent out into the world every day to bring him back information. Odin eats nothing, feeding his bits of the boar that is cooked each day at Valhalla to his wolves and existing off of mead. He is also responsible for bringing the Mead of Poetry to the Aesir. Odin was known by over 250 names. Human sacrifices were made in his name. Odin's wife is Frigga, who knows all and sees all but says nothing. -- The Norse god Odin is the all father of Norse mythology. He is the leader of all of the Norse gods, and the father of Thor. Odin can see into the future thanks to two crows that sit on his shoulders. The crows are named "thought" and "memory", and with their help he knows that the gods are doomed to die at the end of the world, also known as 'Ragnarok'. Even though he knows the gods are destined to lose, Odin initiates the creation of Val Hala (Valhalla), where all the Viking warriors go when they die, to prepare for the final battle at Ragnarok. There are many more stories about Odin, try looking him up on a site called encyclopediamythica. (MORE)
