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The first war of the universe. It was a big one. God versus god. Magic versus sword.
The Vanir provoked the Aesir and Odin threw the first spear. After several years of violence, both sides realized they were getting nowhere. So they made peace, swapped delegates, and started killing giants instead of their fellow gods. Freyr and Freyja, two of the most important Norse gods, were sent from Vanaheim to live in Asgard.
Freyr and Freyja are different from the Aesir gods. That’s because they are Vanir gods from Vanaheim, a land of powerful magic and spectacular natural beauty, sent to Asgard as part of the truce that concluded Universal God War I.
Vanaheim isn’t described in too much detail on the Eddas, which leaves us to wonder what this mysterious place is like exactly. We can safely assume, however, it has absolutely nothing to do with the Mighty Ducks, the Crystal Cathedral, conservative politics, or the Lion King. Oh, what a difference a “V” can make…
