Norse Mythology Family Tree: Odin to Ragnarök
From Ymir to the children who survive Ragnarök: the tangled family of Odin, Thor, Loki and Hel. Select any figure to see parents, children and consorts — solid lines are parentage, dashed lines are consorts. Based on the Poetic Edda and Snorri's Prose Edda; where sources disagree, the notes say so.
Every figure in this tree
Primordials
Ymir
The first giant
Borr
Father of Odin
Bestla
Mother of Odin
Gods & giants
Children of Odin & kin
God of thunder
The shining god
Höðr
The blind god
Hermóðr
Rode to Helheim
Váli
Avenger of Baldr
Víðarr
The silent god
God of law and war
Freyr
God of fertility
Goddess of love and magic
Ruler of the dead
The bound wolf
The world serpent
Narfi
Bound with his father
Thor's golden-haired wife
Nanna
Baldr's wife
The next generation
Móði
Son of Thor and Sif
Strength incarnate
Magni
Son of Thor
Forseti
God of justice
Ullr
God of the hunt
Frequently asked questions
What is this family tree based on?
The Poetic Edda and Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. Where they disagree — Tyr's father is the famous case — the note records both versions.
Was Tyr really Odin's son?
Snorri says so; the older poem Hymiskviða calls him the giant Hymir's son. The tree follows Snorri and flags the older version in Tyr's note.
Why do some figures have unknown parents?
The sources never name them. Frigg's, Sif's and Loki's mothers are absent or disputed in the Eddas, so the tree shows them parentless rather than inventing links.
Who survives Ragnarök on this tree?
Víðarr and Váli avenge Odin; Móði and Magni inherit Mjölnir; Baldr and Höðr return reconciled. The tree's third generation is the world's future.