Nerthus

V is for Vanir

“Njord’s Desire of the Sea” by W.G. Collingwood (1908)

The Vanir (Old Norse Vanir, pronounced “VAN-ear”) are one of the two principal tribes of deities featured in Norse mythology. (The other tribe is the Aesir.) Among their ranks are Freya, Freyr, Njord, and arguably the early Germanic goddess Nerthus as well. Their home is Vanaheim, one of the Nine Worlds held within the branches of the world-tree Yggdrasil. –from Norse Mythology for Smart People byContinue reading “V is for Vanir”