Vanir
The second family of gods, associated with fertility, wealth, and seiðr.
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Freyr
Vanir god of rain, sunshine, and fertility; brother of Freyja, son of Njörðr.
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Freyja
Vanir goddess of love, seiðr, and a share of the slain. Owns the necklace Brísingamen and the falcon cloak.
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Njörðr
Vanir god of the sea, wind, and prosperity. Dwells at Nóatún. Father of Freyr and Freyja.
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Kvasir
The wisest being in all the worlds, created from the mingled saliva of Aesir and Vanir at the peace-making, whose blood was mixed into the mead of poetry.
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Gullveig
The mysterious Vanir-woman whose killing and triple-burning by the Aesir ignited the first war in the world, and who is identified by many scholars with Freyja.