| Odin
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| Odin
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| Title: | The Cunning God | Relations: | Father of Thor, Tyr and Balder | ||||
| Saxon name: | Woden | Day of week: | Wednesday |
Odin was the chief and father of the gods. He had drunk from the spring of Mimir which had made him very wise. He invented Runes, the secret writing of the Saxons and Vikings, which not only stored knowledge, but could be used for magic. He was born from Ymir, the creation giant, and made Middle Earth from his body. He also built Asgard.
He had a wonderful horse called Sleipnir, which had eight legs, and could travel over land and water. He had two ravens, who brought him news from far away.