Magni’s Family Tree

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Family

• Jarnsaxa(parent),Thor(parent),Modi(sibling)— Consort

  Thor fathered Magni and Móði with the giantess Járnsaxa, whose name means Iron Knife. Both sons survive Ragnarök and together inherit Mjölnir.

Member of

• Aesir

  The Æsir are the principal tribe of Norse gods who dwell in Asgard, including both native members and Vanir hostages received after the Æsir-Vanir War, as catalogued in Gylfaginning.

Associated with

• Mjolnir,Modi,Ragnarok

  Magni and Móði, Thor's sons, survive the flames and flood of Ragnarök and together claim Mjölnir, carrying their father's hammer into the renewed world.

• Gullfaxi

  Thor gave Hrungnir's horse Gullfaxi to his young son Magni as a reward for lifting the slain giant's leg, a gift that displeased Odin who thought the steed should have gone to him.

• Hrungnir

  After Thor slew Hrungnir, the giant's leg pinned him to the ground and none of the Æsir could free him until his young son Magni lifted the leg with ease, earning Thor's praise and the gift of Hrungnir's horse Gullfaxi.