Mikaelson Family

The Mikaelson Family (Elder Futhark: ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ) is a powerful family whose line dates back at least to the then Kingdom of Norway in the late 10th century with Mikael and Esther, a wealthy landowner and a Viking warrior, and a housewife and a witch, respectively. At the beginning of the 11th century, the family was mortal until the loss of Esther and Mikael's youngest child, Henrik to a werewolf attack spurred them to use Esther's magic to turn Mikael and the rest of their living children and Vivian into the world's first vampires, from whom all vampires are descended. The Original vampires are known as some of the most powerful supernatural beings in the world, but the Mikaelson family is also known for having members who are witches and Hybrids.

The family (excluding Freya, Henrik, Jesus, Valentina, Hope, and Lillian) are the main antagonists of the third season of The Vampire Diaries.