Vanir

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Va·nir (vä

nîr

)

pl.n. Mythology

An early race of Norse gods who dwelt with the Aesir in Asgard.

[Old Norse; see wen-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Vanir [ˈvɑːnɪə]

(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth a race of ancient gods often locked in struggle with the Aesir. The most notable of them are Njord and his children Frey and Freya

[from Old Norse Vanr, a fertility god]

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Vanir - (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir

Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity

Norse deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen

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