Who is ODIN on Vikings?
He was the chief Viking god (Germanic paganism) and is known as the Allfather He rules as the King of the Æsir in Asgard.
Odin has many names and is the god of both war and death. Half of the warriors who die in battle are taken to his hall of Valhalla. He is the one-eyed All-Father, who sacrificed his eye in order to see everything that happens in the world. He has two sons, Balder by his first wife Frigg and Thor by Jord.
Odin had two Siblings (Vili (brother)Ve (brother) , Frigg as his wife,Fjörgyn (mistress),Gríðr (mistress) ,Rindr (mistress) and 10 children;Thor ,Baldr ,Vidar (son),Heimdall ,Höðr ,Bragi ,Váli ,Hermóðr,Týr (foster son),Skjöldr (son)
Buri and Bölþorn were his grandfather.
Odin Born in jan 1, 2986 BC – Odin born
When Odin explains that the Asgardians are not immortal gods, Loki retorts “give or take 5,000 years”
5000 years from 2014 give a good estimate to Odin’s birth year
Thor: The Dark World 5:31
Why Odin Had one Eye?
Odin is missing his right eye. In Norse mythology, he sacrificed his right eye in exchange for wisdom at Mimir’s well. This act symbolizes his pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
