Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the main god in Norse mythology. Described as an immensely wise, one-eyed old man, Odin has by far the most varied characteristics of any of the gods and is not only the deity to call upon when war was being prepared but is also the god of poetry, of the dead, of runes, and of magic.
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c. 800 - c. 1050Approximate timespan of the Viking Age.
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c. 1220The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson is written.
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c. 1270The Poetic Edda is written. It contains poetry that dates further back, though.
