Skaði
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In Norse mythology, Skaði is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. Skaði is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional
Skadi hunting in the Mountains by H. L. M. (1901)
Njörðr, Skaði, and Freyr as depicted in The Lovesickness of Freyr by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Njörd's desire for the Sea by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Skadi's desire for the Mountains by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Æsir
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Æsir or ēse are gods in Germanic paganism. In Old Nordic religion and mythology, the precise meaning of the term Æsir is debated, as it can refer either to the gods in general or specifically to one o
Æsir gathered around the body of Baldr. Painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1817
The Eyrarland Statue, typically interpreted as depicting Thor. Thor's riding across the sky is likely reflected in the modern Swedish word for "thunderstorm" – Swedish: åska, deriving from an earlier form meaning "the driving of the áss".
Óðinn throws his spear in the Æsir-Vanir war, illustration by Lorenz Frølich (1895)
Snæfell in Iceland, where according to Barðar saga, Barðr Snæfellsáss became an áss who was worshipped in the region and protected those who lived there.