Vanir

Proper noun

Meaning

The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.

Members of the Swedish royal family whose ancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.

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According to another theory, the Vanir (and the fertility cult associated with them) may be more archaic than that of the more warlike Æsir, such that the mythical war may mirror a half-remembered religious conflict. Source: Internet

At this point the saga, like Lokasenna, mentions that incest was practised among the Vanir. Source: Internet

During the War with the Vanir, Odin symbolically threw Gungnir into the Vanir host. Source: Internet

Hostages are exchanged to seal the peace deal and the Vanir send Freyr and Njörðr to live with the Æsir. Source: Internet

In the saga, Njörðr is described as having once wed his unnamed sister while he was still among the Vanir, and the couple produced their children Freyr and Freyja from this union, though this custom was forbidden among the Æsir. Source: Internet

Loki is a jötunn, and Njord is a Vanir hostage, but they are often ranked among the Æsir. Source: Internet

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