BALDER (lord)

ORIGIN Icelandic (Nordic). The dying god.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP AD 700 (possibly earlier) through to Christianization (circa AD 1100).

Alcis

Unknown status. Germanic and possibly Icelandic (Nordic). The Alcis are twin deities (brothers) known only as sons of the sky gods.

AESIR

ORIGIN Icelandic (Nordic). The major race of sky gods in Norse religion.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP Viking period (circa AD 700) but developed earlier, until Christianization (circa AD 1100) and in some instances beyond.

SYNONYMS none known.

CENTER(S) OF CULT throughout areas of Nordic influence, particularly at Uppsala in Sweden.

AEGIR (water)

ORIGIN Icelandic (Nordic). God of the ocean.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP Viking period (circa AD 700) but probably earlier, through to Christianization (circa AD 1100).

SYNONYMS none known.

CENTER(S) OF CULT none known but probably enjoyed sanctuaries along the west coast of Norway and elsewhere in Nordic region.