Talk:Sons of Odin

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The Wikipedia entry on Valkyrie mentions that they are generally held to be daughters of Odin. OlafW 19:21, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Added here what I believe is the only reference in old sources to a daughter of Odin. I have also fixed the Valkyrie article per OlafW's comment. Jallan 20:51, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Hel?

I'm just trying to dab Hel, but where it says Hel in this article, it sounds more like a place and not a goddess. Hel is the goddess of the underworlds, Helheim and Niflheim, in Norse mythology, so could the person who wrote the intro be refering to the underworlds ruled by Hel? BlankVerse 15:17, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Vidar

The article in its current state is heavily based on the idea that Vidar is not explicitly a son of Odin in the poems. So, contrary to that idea, may I point your attention to 54 (55 in some cases) of the Voluspa. The text clearly speaks of Vidar, son of Odin, who avenges Odin's death by killing Fenrir. Thus Thor, Baldr, and Vali (Odinsson) are not the only sons of Odin. If no one objects before too long I will make the changes. --Trakon 09:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)