Vanir
The Vanir are a group of deities in Norse mythology. Some scholars believe they were mainly connected with cultivation and fertility, while the Æsir were associated with power and war. Others argue that the Vanir were more associated with kingship and the Æsir with creation.
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When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Norse sagas and Eddas.
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“Despite the inclusion of at least some of the Vanir within the Æsir, some scholars have argued that some differences between the two groups remain, such as the Vanir appearing to have mainly been connected with cultivation and fertility and the Æsir with power and war.”
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“between the Vanir (a group of Norse gods) and the word Vannic, which was for a time in the 19th and 20th centuries the name used for the Urartian language, spoken in ancient times in the area around Lake Van.”
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“Still, it remains for the gods — the Æsir and the Vanir dwelling in Asgard — to bury and to mourn their dead.”
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