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'''Aesir - A branch of [[Oberon’s Children]], who were worshipped by the Norsemen in pre-Christian times as gods. [[Odin]] is their leader; he and his horse [[Sleipnir]] are their only current members that have as yet been encountered.''' | '''Aesir - A branch of [[Oberon’s Children]], who were worshipped by the Norsemen in pre-Christian times as gods. [[Odin]] is their leader; he and his horse [[Sleipnir]] are their only current members that have as yet been encountered.''' | ||
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| + | '''The Aesir were the gods of Norse mythology, or, more accurately, one of two branches of the gods, the other being the Vanir. The Aesir were primarily war-gods, while the Vanir were fertility-gods. Odin, Thor, and most of the other noteworthy Norse deities were of the Aesir, the only significant members of the Vanir being Njord and his children Frey and Freya. They lived in the remote citadel of Asgard, which could only be reached by Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge. The Aesir were powerful, but not immortal; it was foretold that at Ragnarok, they would almost all be destroyed by their enemies the frost giants and the monsters allied with them, such as the Fenris-wolf and the Midgard Serpent. A few would survive, however, to rebuild the world. (According to Mr. Weisman, some form of [[Ragnarok]] has already taken place in the Gargoyles Universe, in which many of the Aesir were slain, though clearly not Odin himself.)''' | ||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] | ||
[[Category:Oberon's Children]] | [[Category:Oberon's Children]] | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 10 August 2006
Aesir - A branch of Oberon’s Children, who were worshipped by the Norsemen in pre-Christian times as gods. Odin is their leader; he and his horse Sleipnir are their only current members that have as yet been encountered.
Real World History
The Aesir were the gods of Norse mythology, or, more accurately, one of two branches of the gods, the other being the Vanir. The Aesir were primarily war-gods, while the Vanir were fertility-gods. Odin, Thor, and most of the other noteworthy Norse deities were of the Aesir, the only significant members of the Vanir being Njord and his children Frey and Freya. They lived in the remote citadel of Asgard, which could only be reached by Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge. The Aesir were powerful, but not immortal; it was foretold that at Ragnarok, they would almost all be destroyed by their enemies the frost giants and the monsters allied with them, such as the Fenris-wolf and the Midgard Serpent. A few would survive, however, to rebuild the world. (According to Mr. Weisman, some form of Ragnarok has already taken place in the Gargoyles Universe, in which many of the Aesir were slain, though clearly not Odin himself.)
