Uru (Norse mythology) - Uru

Japanese: ウル(北欧神話) - うる
Uru (Norse mythology) - Uru

...Of the male gods, Odin and Thor are particularly prominent, but other gods include Balder, Njörðr (god of wind, sea, fire, and fertility), Freyr (god of fertility and peace), Týr (god of warriors), Bragi (god of eloquence and poetry), Heimdall, Hoðr (blind god who shoots Balder with mistletoe), Báli (who kills Hoðr), Beðar (who defeats the wolf and avenges Odin), Ullr (a master archer), Forseti (god of reconciliation), and Loki. Of these, Njörðr and Freyr, as well as the goddess Freyja, who will be mentioned later, originally belonged to the Banir tribe, but are counted among the Æsir.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…男神の中ではオーディンとトールがとくに活躍するが,そのほかにバルドル,ニョルズNjörðr(風,海,火,豊饒の神),フレイFreyr(豊饒と平和の神),チュールTýr(戦士の神),ブラギBragi(雄弁と詩の神),ヘイムダル,ホズ(盲目の神。ヤドリギでバルドルを射る),バーリ(ホズを討つ),ビーザル(怪狼を倒しオーディンの仇を討つ),ウルUllr(名射手),フォルセティ(和解の神),ロキ。これらのうちニョルズとフレイ,それに後でふれる女神フレイヤはもとはバン神族に属していたのだが,アース神の仲間にかぞえられる。…

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