Forseti

thumb|upright|Forseti, 1680thumb|Forseti Seated in Judgment (1881) by Carl Emil Doepler

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Part of: Æsir
Gender: male
Father: Baldur
Mother: Nanna
Image: Forseti zu Gericht sitzend.jpg
Residence: Glitnir

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domain of saint or deity: justice
different from: Forseti

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Name
Old Norse ''Forseti''
Glitnir
Frisian ''Fosite''
Reception
In modern culture
See also
References
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thumb|upright|Forseti, 1680thumb|Forseti Seated in Judgment (1881) by Carl Emil Doepler

Forseti (Old Norse "the presiding one", "president" in modern Icelandic and Faroese) is the god of justice and reconciliation in Norse mythology. He is generally identified with Fosite, a god of the Frisians.

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