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Víðarr (Old Norse: "the wide ruling one") is the god of vengeance in Norse mythology. A member of the Æsir, he is the son of Odin and the giantess Gríðr. During Ragnarök, when the monstrous wolf Fenrir swallows Odin whole, Víðarr is told to avenge his father's death, as he takes Fenrir by the jaw and tears his head apart, killing Fenrir. He will ultimately survive Ragnarök, as he will then meet with his brother Váli in Iðavöllr, where Asgard once lay; there they are joined by their brothers, Höðr and Baldr, as well as Thor's sons, Magni and Móði.

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  • Vidar by Collingwood

    A depiction of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart by W. G. Collingwood, 1908, inspired by the Gosforth Cross

  • Víðarr on horseback by Lorenz Frølich

    A depiction of Víðarr on horseback by Lorenz Frølich, 1895

  • Gosforth Cross Víðarr detail

    Detail of Gosforth Cross, artist unknown, 1913

  • Vidar och Vale

    A depiction of Víðarr and Váli by Axel Kulle (1846–1908), 1892

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