Vidar True Meaning: Translation, Attestations, Theories of Norse Gods/Deities

NorseMan88
Published on Sep 24, 2025
Playlist on the Norse Gods
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLEMEFW2WPASN2GhXrQhGoSRzkE3J2LMg

Sources
Prose Edda
https://norse-combat-sportswear.myshopify.com/products/the-prose-edda

Poetic Edda
https://norse-combat-sportswear.myshopify.com/products/pe

Lindow, John. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs

Dumézil, Georges. "Le dieu Scandinave Vidarr". In: Revue de l'histoire des religions

In Norse mythology, Víðarr is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance. Víðarr is described as the son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr and is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict he is described as surviving. Víðarr is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and is interpreted as depicted with Fenrir on the Gosforth Cross. A number of theories surround the figure, including theories around potential ritual silence and a Proto-Indo-European basis.

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