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Ullr is the Norse god of archery, skiing, hunting and single combat, Sif's son and Thor's stepson. Few myths survive about him, but place-names across Scandinavia suggest he was once widely worshipped.
Who is Ullr in Norse mythology?
Ullr is a god of archery, skiing, the hunt and single combat, a stepson of Thor through Sif. Though little myth survives about him, place-names across Scandinavia suggest he was once widely and deeply worshipped, perhaps a far more central god than the written sources let on.
He is called the Bow-God because the Prose Edda names him bogaáss. He is such a fine archer and skier that no one can match him, and he is also called the ski-god.
What is Ullr the god of?
- Domains — the hunt, archery, winter, the duel
- World — Asgard
- Animal — elk
- Offerings — beer, wine, meat, ale; a bow or an arrow, a ski or skate token, yew
- Herbs — yew · Wood — yew
Kin — Mother: Sif · Stepfather: Thor
Ullr of the yew-dales
He dwells in Ydalir, the 'yew-dales' — fitting, since yew was the wood of bows. Swift on his skis and deadly with the bow, Ullr was a good god to call on in a duel or a hard winter, a figure of the frozen wilderness and the skills needed to master it.
His mother is Sif and his stepfather is Thor.
Questions
Is Ullr a god?
Yes, one of the Aesir. He is Sif's son and Thor's stepson.
Where does Ullr live?
In Ydalir, the "yew-dales". Yew was the wood of bows.