The north was never a set of isolated tales. Drag the figures, click one – and see who belongs to whom: related, married, allied or at odds.
A simplified, didactic depiction. The tradition is fragmentary and often contradictory – descents and links follow mainly Snorri's Edda and the Eddic poems and are deliberately reduced here. Click a figure for details and sources in its article.
Who is related to, allied with or opposed to whom? This interactive web shows the relationships between Æsir, Vanir, giants and beings – drag the nodes, click a figure and jump to the matching article.
The dataset is deliberately simplified and based on Snorri and the Eddic poems. Where the sources conflict, we flag it.
Around 50 figures and their connections: parents, marriage, siblings, companions and enmities – colour-coded.
From the Prose Edda and the Eddic poems. Some are attested only by Snorri or are disputed – noted in the web.
Yes: drag, zoom, click a figure (neighbours are highlighted) and jump straight to the article.
Related: The Norse pantheon · The Norse timeline · Viking Blog
