Vanir

Vanir

Vanir is the name of one of two races of Gods in Norse Mythology, the other being the more well known Aesir.  The Vanir live in Vanaheim, also valled Vanaland.  Vanaheimr, along with Asgaard, is the home of the gods in the tree of life Yggdrasil.  They were considered to be the bringers of health, ...
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Aesir-Vanir War

The war between the Aesir and the Vanir, two tribes of Norse Gods ultimately resulted in the unification of the two races into a single tribe of gods.  Information about the war appears in the Voluspa, a poem in the Poetic Edda, in the Prose Edda and in the Ynglinga saga. The war broke out between ...
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Frey

Frey is one of the most important gods of the Norse pantheon.  He was a fertility god of the Vanir race of Gods and was mostly associated with the sun, rain and a bountiful harvest.  The name Frey itself means “Lord”. In the Icelandic books, “The Poetic Edda” and the “The Prose Edda”, Frey is introduced ...
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Njörd

Njord is the Norse god of Wind, Sea, Fire and crop fertility and is one of the Vanir race of Gods.  He can grant good fortune at sea and in the hunt as well as wealth in land and valuables to those who request his aid. Njord’s sea-side abode in Asgaard was named Noatun. His first ...
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Skadi

In Norse mythology, Skadi, is a Giant and the daughter of Thiassi.  She is known as the ‘Snow-shoe Goddess’ and is the embodiment of winter and dwelled high in the snow-covered mountains in her home of Thrymheim. Skadi’s father, Thiassi, kidnapped the Goddess Idunn who was the keeper of the God’s apples of immortality he was ...
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