Norse God Odin Round Viking Trinket Box

Odin , or Wotan is the supreme god in German-Scandinavian mythology , the father and leader of the Ases , the son of Bor and Bestla , the grandson of Storm . Sage and shaman , connoisseur of runes and tales ( sagas ), king - priest , sorcerer-warrior, god of war and victory, patron of the military aristocracy , master of Valhalla and rulervalkyries . Wife Frigga .

Odin, as well as his brothers Vili and Ve , were the sons of Bor and Bestla . Bor was the son of Buri, who was tongue-licked out of the ice by the cow Audumla , which in turn arose from the mixing of the fire of Muspelheim and the cold of Niflheim . Bestla, Odin's mother, was the daughter of Bölthorn, presumably the son of Ymir , who originated in the same way as Audumla.