Hvítakristr

hvítr (“white”) +‎ Kristr (“Christ”). Originally coined by Christian missionaries to depict Christ as a peaceful god ("white") in contrast to the Norse gods depicted as violent ("red"); or referring to the white clothes worn by baptised converts.

It was also used by some Norse to mock Christ as a cowardly god, due to the meaning of "hvítr" to mean "cowardly".^[1]

Hvítakristr m

1. (sometimes derogatory) "White Christ", a name used for Jesus Christ among the medieval Norse
   • Flateyjarbók

     Þeir sem þann sið hafa, taka nafn af þeim guði, er þeir trúa á, er heitr Hvítakristr.

     Those who have this custom take their name from the god they believe in, who is called White Christ.

• Danish: Hvide Krist
• Icelandic: Hvítakristur, Hvíti Kristur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitekrist
• Swedish: Vite Krist

• rauðskeggjaðr ("red-bearded", a title for Thor)