Woden

Anglo-Saxon chief god of war, wisdom and magic; divine ancestor of royal houses, cognate with Norse Óðinn.

Domains

• war wisdom
• magic charms

Powers

• Work healing charms and runic magic
• Father the royal dynasties of the English kingdoms

Epithets

• Wōden
• Grim
• Grīm

Relations

• spouse: Frig
• companion: Seaxneat
• companion: Thunor
• equated with: Odin

Sources

• Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies; Nine Herbs Charm (Lacnunga); weekday 'Wōdnesdæg'
• B. Branston, The Lost Gods of England (1957)