Vidar, one of the
Aesir (
gods) in
Norse mythology, was the son of
Odin and the
frost giantess
Grid. Vidar rarely talked, earning him the
nickname "The Silent God". He was very
strong, only
Thor, the
Thunder God, was stronger.
In the legends, Vidar's mother, Grid, gave him a pair
of magic shoes to wear for Ragnarok (Norse mythology's
armageddon), and they saved his life. After the Fenrir wolf
killed Odin, Vidar avenged his father by standing in Fenrir's
mouth, and tearing its jaws apart with his bare hands.
Snorri Sturluson, author of the Edda, compared
Vidar with Aeneas from Greek mythology because
Vidar survived Ragnarok as Aeneas did when Troy fell.