Vali – Son Of Odin, Who Avenged Death Of Balder And Survived Ragnarok

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Vali was the god of eternal light and the youngest son of the god Odin. His mother was the earth goddess Rindr (Rinda), a beautiful mortal woman who later became a goddess.

Vali – Son of Odin, holding a bow, traveling through a forest. Carl Emil Doepler (1824-1905). Source: Wägner, Wilhelm. 1882. Nordisch-germanische Götter und Helden. Otto Spamer, Leipzig & Berlin

Usually portrayed and revered as an archer and a brave warrior, Vali personified the light of the days, which becomes longer when spring arrives on Earth.

He was one of the few gods to survive the destruction of the world – Ragnarok. The lives of many other famous gods and deities, such as Odin, Thor, and Loki, will be lost; however, certain divine figures and two humans survive the destruction and repopulate and rebuild the new world.

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