See also:

• ODIN, or OTHIN (O. Norse 66inn)

ODIN, or OTHIN (O. Norse 66inn)  , the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• GOD

god of the See also:

• NORTHERN

Northern See also:

• PANTHEON (Lat. pantheum or pantheon; Gr. srav& ov, all-holy, from re, s, all, and Oeor god)

pantheon . He is represented as an old See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man with one See also:

• EYE
• EYE (O. Eng. edge, Ger. Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. oc-ulus, the organ of vision (q.v.)

eye . See also:

• FRIGG

Frigg is his wife, and several of the gods, including See also:

• THOR

Thor and See also:

• BALDER

Balder, are his sons . He is also said to have been the See also:

• FATHER

father of several legendary See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings, and more than one princely See also:

• FAMILY

family claimed descent from him . His exploits and adventures See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form. the theme of a number of the Eddaic poems, and also of several stories in the See also:

• PROSE

prose See also:

• EDDA

Edda . In all these stories his See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character is distinguished rather by See also:

• WISDOM, BOOK OF, or WISDOM OF SOLOMON (Sept. Io4ia IaXwµwvos; Lat. Vulg. Liber sapientiae)

wisdom and cunning than by See also:

• MARTIAL (MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS)

martial prowess, and reference is very frequently' made to his skill in See also:

• POETRY

poetry and magic . In Ynglinga See also:

• SAGA (literally a story committed to writing)

Saga he is represented as reigning in See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden, where he established See also:

• LAWS

laws for his See also:

• PEOPLE

people . In notices See also:

• RELATING

relating to religious observances See also:

• ODIN, or OTHIN (O. Norse 66inn)

Odin appears chiefly as the giver of victory or as the god of the dead . He is frequently introduced in legendary sagas, generally in disguise, imparting See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret instructions to his favourites or presenting them with weapons by which victory is assured . In return he receives the souls of the slain who in his See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace, See also:

• VALHALLA (Old Norse Valhdll, i.e. " hall of the slain ")

Valhalla (q.v.), live a See also:

• LIFE

life of fighting and feasting, similar to that which has been their See also:

• DESIRE

desire on See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth . Human sacrifices were very frequently offered to Odin, especially prisoners taken in See also:

• BATTLE

battle . The commonest method of See also:

• SACRIFICE (from Lat. sacrificium; sacer, holy, and facere, to make)

sacrifice was by See also:

• HANGING

hanging the victim on a See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree; and in the poem Hdvamdl the god himself is represented as sacrificed in this way .

The See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship of Odin seems to have prevailed chiefly, if not solely, in military circles, i.e. among princely families and the retinues of warriors attached to them . It is probable, however, that the worship of Odin was once See also:

• COMMON

common to most of the See also:

• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic peoples . To the Anglo-See also:

• SAXONS

Saxons he was known as See also:

• WODEN

Woden (q.v.) and to the Germans as Wodan (Wuotan), which are the See also:

• REGULAR

regular forms of the same name in those See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages . It is largely owing to the See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar character of this god and the prominent position which he occupies that the See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north presents so striking a contrast to that of See also:

• GREECE

Greece . See TEUTONIC PEOPLES, ad fin.; and WODEN . (H . M . C.) See also:

• ODO

ODO, or EuDES (d. c . 936), See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king, or See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke, of See also:

• AQUITAINE

Aquitaine, obtained this dignity about 715, and his territory included the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western See also:

• PART

part of See also:

• GAUL
• GAUL, GILBERT WILLIAM (1855— )

Gaul from the See also:

• LOIRE

Loire to-the See also:

• PYRENEES [Span. Pirineos, Fr. Pyrenees]

Pyrenees . In 718 he appears as the ally of See also:

• CHILPERIC

Chilperic II., king of See also:

• NEUSTRIA

Neustria, who was fighting against the Austrasian See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor of the palace, See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles Martel; but after the defeat of Chilperic at See also:

• SOISSONS

Soissons in 719 he probably made See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace with Charles by surrendering to him the Neustrian king and his treasures . Odo was also obliged to fight the See also:

• SARACENS

Saracens who invaded the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern part of his See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom, and inflicted a severe defeat upon them at See also:

• TOULOUSE
• TOULOUSE, LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON, COUNT OF (1678-1737)

Toulouse in 721 . When, however, he was again attacked by Charles Martel, the Saracens renewed their ravages, and Odo was defeated near See also:

• BORDEAUX

Bordeaux; he was compelled to crave See also:

• PROTECTION

protection from Charles, who took up this struggle and gained his momentous victory at See also:

• POITIERS

Poitiers in 732 .

In 735 the king abdicated, and was succeeded by his son Hunold .