Then said Gangleri: Which are the Æsir in whom it is man ’ s duty to believe?

Then said Thrithi: Odin is the greatest and oldest of the Æsir.

Although some jötnar are said to have been of considerable size, many were of no difference in size than that of the Æsir or Vanir.

High says that one example of Týr's bravery is that when the Æsir were luring Fenrir ( referred to here as Fenrisúlfr ) to place the fetter Gleipnir on the wolf, Týr placed his hand within the wolf's mouth as a pledge.

However, the Æsir brought up the wolf " at home ", and only Týr had the courage to approach Fenrir, and give Fenrir food.

When the Æsir exclaimed that they were ready, Fenrir shook himself, knocked the fetter to ground, strained hard, and kicking with his feet, snapped the fetter – breaking it into pieces that flew far into the distance.

The Æsir started to fear that they would not be able to bind Fenrir, and so Odin sent Freyr's messenger Skírnir down into the land of Svartálfaheimr to " some dwarfs " and had them make a fetter called Gleipnir.

The Æsir went out on to the lake Amsvartnir sent for Fenrir to accompany them, and continued to the island Lyngvi ( Old Norse " a place overgrown with heather ").

Gangleri comments that Loki created a " pretty terrible family " though important, and asks why the Æsir did not just kill Fenrir there since they expected great malice from him.

The Æsir and einherjar will ride to the field Vígríðr while Odin rides before them clad in a golden helmet, mail, and holding his spear Gungnir, and heading towards the wolf Fenrir.

This was done at Fenrir's own request because he did not trust that the Æsir would let him go.

As Baldr was popular amongst the Æsir, after Baldr told the Æsir about his dreams, they met together at the thing and decided it wise to provide a truce for Baldr that would maintain his safety.

There, the Æsir hit Baldr with blows, shot objects at him, and some would hit him with stones.

One time when Othin was gone to a great distance, he stayed away so long that the Æsir thought he would never return.

John Lindow theorizes that the possible etymological meaning of Iðunn —" ever young "— would potentially allow Iðunn to perform her ability to provide eternal youthfulness to the gods without her apples, and further states that Haustlöng does not mention apples but rather refers to Iðunn as the " maiden who understood the eternal life of the Æsir.

The text says that Loki's other son, Narfi, was turned into a wolf, but does not make clear that he tears his brother apart ; also in the Gylfaginning version it is a son of Loki named Váli whom the Æsir transform into a wolf and who kills Narfi.

Óðr is often theorized as somehow connected to Odin ( Old Norse: Óðinn ), the head of the Æsir in Norse mythology, by way of etymological similarities between the two ( Lindow states that the linguistic relationship is identical to that of Ullr and Ullin — often considered as variant names of a single god ), and the fact that both are described as going on long journeys, though Lindow points out that Snorri is careful to keep them apart.

In Völuspá, a stanza describes the events of the Æsir – Vanir War, noting that during the war the Vanir broke the walls of the stronghold of the Æsir, and that the Vanir were " indomitable, trampling the plain.

Mímir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson of Iceland, and in euhemerized form as one of the Æsir in Heimskringla, also written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.

Compiled in Iceland in the 13th century, but based on much older Old Norse poetry, the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda contain numerous references to the death of Baldr as both a great tragedy to the Æsir and a harbinger of Ragnarök.

The next morning, Hermóðr begs Hel to allow Baldr to ride home with him, and tells her about the great weeping the Æsir have done upon Baldr's death.

( In continuity, the prose introduction says: " Ægir, also named Gymir, had made ale for the Æsir, when he had received the great kettle of which was told " ( see Hymiskviða ).

Additionally, the Æsir send Mímir — described as a man of great understanding — in exchange for Kvasir, who Snorri describes as the wisest man of Vanaheimr.

Hermóðr begged Hel to release Baldr, citing the great weeping for Baldr among the Æsir.

As seen through a great number of texts and poems the Jötunn are often in opposition or competition to the Æsir or Vanir.

Before the Dawn of the Æsir, the great machines called the " Children of Ymir " stalked Earth, bent on destroying humanity.

They pray to the Æsir and faithfully worship the great Organically Distributed Intelligence Network.

Later in the book, various kennings are given for Víðarr, including again the " silent As ", " possessor of the iron shoe ", " enemy and slayer of Fenrisulf ", " the gods ' avenging As ", " father's homestead-inhabiting As ", " son of Odin ", and " brother of the Æsir ".

The Gylfaginning tells the story of Gylfi, a king of " the land that men now call Sweden ", who after being tricked by one of the goddesses of the Æsir, wonders if all Æsir use magic and tricks for their will to be done.

The narrative states that the Æsir foresaw his arrival and had prepared grand illusions for him, so that when Gangerli enters the fortress, he sees a hall of such a height that he has trouble seeing over it, and notices that the roof of the hall is covered in golden shields, as if they were shingles.

In Skírnismál, the beautiful jötunn Gerðr first encounters the god Freyr's messenger Skírnir, and asks him if he is of the elves, of the Æsir, or of the " wise Vanir.

The two dwarfs explained to the Æsir that Kvasir died by way of “ suffocat in intelligence ”, as there were none among them who were so well educated as to be able to pose him questions.

The sons of Bor then constructed Asgard ( to be identified with Troy, Snorri insists in section 9 ) as a home for the Æsir, who were divinities.

The Æsir then sent forth messengers to all things to have them weep for Baldr, so that he may return from Hel.

:" If all things in the world, alive or dead, weep for him, then he will be allowed to return to the Æsir.

Víðarr does so, and then Loki toasts the Æsir before beginning his flyting.

After this, " the ash Yggdrasil will shake and nothing will be unafraid in heaven or on earth ", and then the Æsir and Einherjar will don their war gear and advance to the field of Vígríðr.

The Æsir then established order in the cosmos by finding places for the sun, the moon and the stars, thereby starting the cycle of day and night.

The Æsir then created the dwarves, of whom Mótsognir and Durinn are the mightiest.

Baldr then gives Hermóðr various gifts from Nanna and himself to bring from Hel to the living Æsir.

First it tells about the Æsir and Ymir, then comes the poetic diction section with the poetic names of many things and lastly a poem called the List of Meters which Snorri composed about King Hakon and Duke Skuli.

After the god Heimdallr awakens all the gods by blowing his horn Gjallarhorn, they will assemble at a thing, Odin will ride to the well Mímisbrunnr and consult Mímir on behalf of himself and his people, the world tree Yggdrasil will shake, and then the Æsir and the einherjar will don their war gear.