Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural An early race of gods who dwelt with the Aesir in Asgard.
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- proper noun The principal
deities , as a group, of the Norsepantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of theÆsir . - proper noun Members of the
Swedish royal family whoseancestry is traditionally traced to one of the Vanir deities.
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- noun (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Norse goddess Freya or Freyja, sometimes thought to be the Vanir cognate or avatar of the Aesir goddess Frigg or Frigga — who, in fact, is in some sources described as a Vanir by birth, suspiciously enough.
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The Norse goddess Freya or Freyja, sometimes thought to be the Vanir cognate or avatar of the Aesir goddess Frigg or Frigga — who, in fact, is in some sources described as a Vanir by birth, suspiciously enough.
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Living far to the north, these sullen people rarely left their own land, then usually to war with the Aesir and the Vanir, killing and taking slaves.
Archive 2009-12-01 Reis O'Brien 2009
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Living far to the north, these sullen people rarely left their own land, then usually to war with the Aesir and the Vanir, killing and taking slaves.
Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2009
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Asgard, and before I was of the red-haired Vanir, who dwelt in
Chapter 21 2010
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Maybe you have a situation where the not-Aesir and the not-Vanir are allied uncomfortably against a greater menace -- the not-Giants, we'll call them -- but the allied partners don't get along so well, and there are tensions and betrayals and pranks.
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Throughout Runemarks, the Vanir and Aesir shift from one Aspect to another. (p. 166) How is this notion of ones Aspect related to identity and truth?
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Njord ... was brought up in Vanaheim, but the Vanir sent him as a hostage to the gods--Prose Edda, 23
Archive 2010-04-01 Carla 2010
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Some interesting theories exist about the Aesir-Vanir war in Norse Mythology, in which an invading race of warlike gods battled with existing fertility deities in Scandinavia.
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Why does she feel justified in double-crossing the Vanir?
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