The best known of the Viking gods are Odin, Thor, and Freya. We remember them because, in English, the days of the week are named after them. Woden’s Day - Odin was also known as Woden and from that name we got Wednesday Thor’s Day - the Viking god Thor gave his name to Thursday Freya’s Day - the goddess Freya we remember through Friday

The Norse gods and goddesses belong to two major clans: Æsir and Vanir. Odin, Frigg, Thor, Loki, Balder, Hod, Heimdall and Tyr are the most elevated representatives of Æsir and are known as the main gods. The second clan, Vanir, contains the fertility gods and count Njord, Freyr, and Freyja as their most notable members.

The Norse gods belonged to two major clans: the Æsir and the Vanir. The Æsir pantheon was the more powerful and warlike of the two and contained Odin, Frigg, Thor, Loki, Baldr, Hod, Heimdall, and Tyr. The Vanir were more concerned with agriculture, the weather, and fertility. Their main gods were Njord, Freyr, and Freyja.